7 juillet 2012
Cross of Queen Gisela, probably Regensburg, after 1006
Cross of Queen Gisela (oak, cast gold, gold plate, gold cloisonné, precious stones, pearls, silk; height 44.5 cm), probably Regensburg, after 1006. Residenz Treasury © Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung
The cross was commissioned by Queen Gisela of Hungary for the tomb of her mother, Gisela of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria, who died in 1006 and was buried in the Niedermünster in Regensburg
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