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Description: | The object is a cross staff head or terminal, made from cast copper alloy. In plan it is an elongated three-dimentional sub-lozenge. However the lower point is expanded forming an integral cylindrical collar. This collar has a portion missing. On the opposite edge there is a circular rivet hole. The body of the cross staff forms a frame with openwork sides. Along each edge there are three moulded decorative knops. The lower two knops are trefoil in plan and domed in profile. The upper knops are just circular and domes. The upper terminal of the cross-staff head terminates with a quatrefoil shaped knop which has a domed tip. This tip does not show any particular signs of wear. The surface of the cross staff head is corroded, but there are traces of a heavy dark green patina. Bailey tentativley dates other cross-heads to the 11th to 12th centuries, perhaps this is likewise with this example. The object is a cross staff head, made from cast copper alloy. In plan it is an elongated three-dimentional sub-lozenge. However the lower point is expanded forming an integral cylindrical collar. This collar has a portion missing. On the opposite edge there is a circular rivet hole. The body of the cross staff forms a frame with openwork sides. Along each edge there are three moulded decorative knops. The lower two knops are trefoil in plan and domed in profile. The upper knops are just circular and domes. The upper terminal of the cross-staff head terminates with a quatrefoil shaped knop which has a domed tip. This tip does not show any particular signs of wear. The surface of the cross staff head is corroded, but there are traces of a heavy dark green patina. Bailey tentativley dates other cross-heads to the 11th to 12th centuries, perhaps this is likewise with this example. It measures 65.2mm long, 25.2mm wide and weighs 23.99g.
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