Triple Crucifix (1500s–1800s)

A crucifix sculpture with three crosses, each with a skeletal Christlike figure crucified.

Source: Triple Crucifix, a composite artifact made by unidentified Kongo artists from the 1500s–1600s (central figure) and the 1700s–1800s (top and bottom figures) (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

AP African American Studies Guide

Triple Crucifix by unidentified Kongo artists (central figure, 1500s–1600s; top and bottom figures, 1700s–1800s)

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