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Description: | Silver cross-shaped pendant, complete with suspension loop. The supension loop is attached to the upper vertical arm of the cross. The pendant is inscribed with the letters IESVS - the five letters being distributed among the four arms and the centre of the cross. It is read from top to bottom vertically, IES, then from left to right horizontally, VS, to spell JESUS. The pendant is medieval, probably dating from the 13th century. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1200
1300 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Tom Brindle | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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