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Description: | A late medieval copper alloy head of the apostle St John, from a literal figure on a late medieval processional cross dating from the 15th to early 16th centuries. The head is mounted on to a copper alloy backing with a copper alloy rivet. The backing and the base of the neck of the head are both broken with old breaks. The features of the face and the cap worn by the apostle are moulded, with two dark glass circles set in as eyes. The head is 22.7mm long, 19.9mm wide 12.4mm thick and weighs 10.9g. For other examples see see C Hourihane 2005, The Processional Cross in Late Medieval England: 'The Dallye Cross' (Report of the Research Cttee. of the Soc. of Ants. of London 71), Soc. Ants., London, p75-8 figs. 51-2.
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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