File:Cross mount (FindID 979954).jpg

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Cross mount
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Megan Gard, 2019-11-12 12:50:20
Title
Cross mount
Description
English: A complete but broken medieval copper-alloy gilded cross shaped mount, dating to c. AD 1150 - 1350. The mount is rectangular plate with two projecting rectangular lugs projecting from its longer sides. The mount has three circular rivet holes, one inside each lug and one in the centre. One of the lugs has broken off. The central plate It is decorated with two incised six armed crosses, possibly with elaborate ends, there a pellet in each segment of the cross, both of which are located on the large central rectangle. The front retains some gilding. The rear is undecorated. The mount is highly worn and corroded.

Length: 49.52 mm
Width: 34.88 mm
Thickness: 1.55 mm

Weight: 9.34 g

A similar mount can be seen on the database under NLM-4D0A46. This is similar to Limoges enamelled mounts which are thought to have been used on church crosses.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Dorset
Date between 1150 and 1350
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1150-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1350-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindIdentifier: 979954
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1080654
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1080654/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/979954
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Object location50° 52′ 44.04″ N, 2° 21′ 07.7″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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