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Description: | A fragment of the lower arm of a silver crucifix dating from the 15th or early 16th century. The front is decorated with a narrow incised border line and a depiction of Christ on the cross. Only the feet, legs and loin cloth are visible. The image of Christ is also incised and interrupts the border on the left side, where his knees are bent to the side. There is a jagged tear at the top of the surviving fragment where the crucifix has broken. The hollow cavity that is revealed on the reverse suggests that it may have served as a reliquary cross.A gold reliquary cross of much finer workmanship survives in the Royal Collections, Marks and Williamson, Gothic: Art for England 1400-1547, (V&A 2003) p.332, cat.no209. pl.717.95mm long, 7.05mm wide, 2.86mm thick. Weight: 0.95g.Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
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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