Cross (Holderness Cross)

Details

• Title

  Cross (Holderness Cross)

• Associated place

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › East Yorkshire › Burton Pidsea (Burton Pidsey, Holderness) (find spot)

• Date

  7th century AD (AD 601 - 700)
  Anglo-Saxon Period (AD 400 - 1066)

• Material and technique

  calcium carbonate, garnet, gold

• Material index

  inorganic › mineral › calcium carbonate;

  inorganic › mineral › garnet;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment › cross › cross pendant › pectoral cross

• Dimensions

  4.5 x 4.5 cm (length x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, 1999.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 41 | England 400 - 1600

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1999.206

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