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Description: | A lead alloy crucifix which probably dates from the medieval period. It is 24.9mm long, 20.9mm wide and 3.4mm thick. All four arms of the cross terminate in a transverse bar, like a cross potent. There is no evidence of attachment or suspension. On the face Jesus is depicted in a fairly crude way. He wears a tall crown and there are radiating lines from His hands. These may represent the wood of the cross breaking into leaf. On the reverse of the cross is another cross in relief in the centre, and some lettering. There is a top barred A on the top arm, a G on the left arm, and another curved letter, possibly a E or a C on the right arm. The lower arm is damaged, but there appears to have been some motif there. If the lower letter was an R the letter could form the word ??grac?? or grace. This is known on pilgrim badges from Boxley (Spencer, 1990), but the lettering is in a gothic script while that on this example looks more rounded. Other cruciform pilgrim badges can be seen in Spencer (1990), and a late medieval date seems the most likely. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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