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Description: | Treasure Case : 2007 T515
A Medieval pendant cross, with a central sexfoil collet, now missing its stone. The arms of the cross carry an inscription. Along the vertical arms are the letters
??+IESVSN??
and along the horizontal arms
??AZAREN??
Taken together, these read
??+IESVS NAZAREN??
(Jesus of Nazareth)
The cross is silver and dates from the fourteenth century. Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Dimensions: height 40 mm, width 32 mm. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrews-Wilson, Liz - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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