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Description: | Medieval fragment very probably from a processional cross, broken and distorted, part of heavily-cast concave-sided circular frame (diameter 60mm) with offset flange on inside edge and projecting elaborate openwork elaborate quatrefoil, each foil with circular perforation and elongated projecting lobe between foils on three outer edges, cracked and bent around onto side. The frame is pierced by a single copper alloy rivet with burred-over head. The quatrefoil has engraved linear decoration on both sides. 15th century.Very similar to openwork mounts and frames around the edge of a 15th century processional cross in the Victoria and Albert Museum (136-1879).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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