Processional Crucifix in gilded copper and bronze with enameled, chiseled and carved parts. A particularly fine piece of art dating back to the end of the 15th century and attributed to either Luca della Robbia, Antonio di Salvi, or Michelangelo di Viviano. This type of Crucifix was specifically designed for processions; for this reason both the front and rear are decorated. The front opened the procession, but the rear was the side seen by the followers. On the front lobes we have the four Apostles and in the centre a crucified Christ and a pelican. It used to be believed that when pelicans couldn’t feed their chicks, they would rend their breasts to feed them with their own entrails: which is why this animal was often used as a symbol of Christ’s sacrifice. On the rear the only surviving images left are those of two prophets, the lower one was probably the portrait of a sibyl and the centerpiece the Agnus Dei, a common Christian symbol and Opera del Duomo's coat of arm.