Very little wood carving has survived from the period .
The monumental painted figure of Christ on the Gero Cross ( around 965 -- 970 , Cologne Cathedral ) is one of the outstanding masterpieces of the period .
Very little wood carving has survived from the period , but the monumental painted figure of Christ on the Gero Cross ( around 965 -- 970 , Cologne Cathedral ) is one of the outstanding masterpieces of the period .