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The Gero Crucifix, carved oak corpus (with contemporary nimbus and stem), before 986; in the Cologne Cathedral, Germany. Height 187 cm. St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim, Ger. Nave of St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim, Ger., c. 1001–33.

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The Gero Crucifix, carved oak corpus (with contemporary nimbus and stem), before 986; in the Cologne Cathedral, Germany. Height 187 cm.
St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim, Ger.
Nave of St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim, Ger., c. 1001–33.
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