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Description: | Copper alloy cruciform junction mount? 40mm x40mm and 10mm thick. The object has a dark brown patina and is missing most of its central area. It is completely hollow and its shape echoes a short decorative cross with rounded angles. Each shaft has outward turned edges which enclose an oval shaped hollow shaft, giving the impression that the cross is made up of 4 C's arranged back to back. There is a definite front to the object as one side is completely flush whilst the other has rounded edges. There is evidence of joins in the shafts, which suggest the object has been fabricated rather than cast in one piece. The object is obviously functional but is quite decorative. It may be the central part of a crucifix, perhaps a wooden or ivory one which was held together with this junction. | 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 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Wendy Scott | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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