Pendant / cross

Description

Pendant cross, part of the contents of a purse found in the wall of an old house in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, possibly 14th century

Museum reference

H.KO 31

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Pendant / cross

Production information

Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

Late 13th century

Materials

Silver, Niello

Physical description

Fair, some corrosion, some niello missing.

Associations

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Angels, Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland (12 Aug 1982 - 26 Sep 1982)
  Royal Museum of Scotland

References

Glenn, Virginia, Romanesque & Gothic: Decorative Metalwork and Ivory Carvings in the Museum of Scotland, NMSE Publishing, Edinburgh, 2003

Caldwell, D.H. (ed). Angels Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1982

On display

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