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Description: | Fragment of medieval copper alloy processional cross, comprising the remains of a rectangular-sectioned elaborate openwork quatrefoil terminal, broken across two of four perforations, and with an elongated trefoil projection between each pair of foils (three survive), deep engraved lines on both faces. Surviving length 23mm. Width 37mm. 3mm thick. Very similar to openwork mounts and frames around the edge of a 15th century processional cross in the Victoria and Albert Museum (136-1879). See a similar example from Mettingham, Suffolk (NMS-7F1F93). 15th century.
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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