Wooden cross made of oak wood, No. 1, leaf-shaped, with a crucifix, height 5 cm, with a gaitan, carving on the machine

A pectoral cross or pectorale is a cross that is worn on the chest, usually suspended from the neck by a cord or chain. In ancient and medieval times pectoral crosses were worn by both clergy and laity, but by the end of the Middle Ages the pectoral cross came to be a special indicator of position worn by bishops.