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Description: | A cast copper alloy terminal or head from a cross-staff. It is in the form of a sub-hexagonal, decorated with lattice-work forming triangular openwork. The upper portion of cross-staff is missing, there are four spurs with broken edges which probably originally joined to form a ??+?? shape. The breaks are not recent as the patina covers the edges. Integral to the base is an integral tubular socket. The socket has a 13.68mm internal diameter. On opposite sides there are two incomplete rivet holes. The damage did not occur recently. The socket is undecorated. The surface of the terminal has a mottled brown coloured patina. The terminal is 46.15mm in length and 34.34mm wide. It weighs 44.3g.
These objects are described as sword-pommels in the London Museum Medieval catalogue; Figure 2 Nos. 1 and 2 (Ward-Perkins, J.B. 1940 London Museum: Medieval Catalogue HMSO London) but they have more recently been identified as cross-staff heads by Bailey (Bailey, S.1994 ??Two copper Alloy Cross Staff Heads From Warwickshire?? Medieval Archaeology Volume 38). They are thought to have an ecclesiastical use, and a date range from the 11th to 12th centuries. | Subjects: | Terminal Cross | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Bolton, Angie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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