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English: Amber Crucifix of John II Casimir.

Polski: Bursztynowy krucyfiks Jana II Kazimierza.

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Title
English: Amber Crucifix of John II Casimir.
Polski: Bursztynowy krucyfiks Jana II Kazimierza.
Date 1650s
date QS:P571,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Medium Amber, Ivory, wood, velvet, metal foil
institution QS:P195,Q1304121
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Moscow
Object history 1650s
date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
: commissioned by John II Casimir of Poland
1667: given to Alexis I of Russia by John II Casimir of Poland
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English: The altar was in the possession of John Casimir, who, after the truce of with Russia in Andrusovo, donated it to the Tsar. The Tsar has also received an amber jewel box and amber candlesticks. A gift handed to Alexis I of Russia by Cyprian Paweł Brzostowski (d. 1688), who later became a governor of Trakai in 1667.
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