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English: Imperial face of the Cross of Lothair, an Ottonian crux gemmata from the Rhine-Meuse region, c. 1000, in the Aachen Cathedral Treasury. At the crossing, an antique cameo with the portrait of the laurel-crowned Emperor Augustus; on the lower arm, the engraved rock crystal seal inscribed with the name of King Lothair II of Lotharingia (855–869).
Deutsch: Kaiserseite des Lotharkreuzes, einem ottonischen Gemmenkreuz, Rhein-Maas-Gebiet, um 1000, ausgestellt in der Aachener Domschatzkammer. In der Vierung ein antiker Kameo mit dem Bildnis des lorbeerbekrönten Kaisers Augustus; am unteren Kreuzbalken der namensgebende Siegelstein aus Bergkristall mit Inschrift König Lothars II. von Lotharingien (855–869).
Date 15:07:34.099
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Camera location50° 46′ 30.92″ N, 6° 04′ 57.5″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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