Antique Fine Hand Carved Wood Wooden Cross 11 34

Fantastic and finely detailed antique cross from three generation estate sale in san diego, ca. Euorpeans who settled in the us centuries ago and this was part of their fine estate. The estate was filled with antiques, fine art. The hard wood cross has a compartment on the rear which is revealed yb sliding a finely detailed cover.

Shipping is $4.00. History adopted by the romans as far back as the 6th century bc dependign on the source. Readily adopted during the punic wars from the phonenicians as a way to humiliate slaves, rebels, pirates, enemies of the state and non citizens and abolished in 337 ad. Used to crucify jesus. He was probably crucified on a stauros commissa and made to carry a 100 pound patibulum the length of three football fields.