Element record L7342 - Med pendant cross, Farndon
Summary
Location
Grid reference | SK 78000 51199 (point) |
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Map sheet | SK75SE |
District | Newark |
Civil Parish | Farndon, Newark |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Silver-gilt pendant cross, equal armed with knobbed terminals and a central disc bearing an engraved Lombardic letter A on one side and a design resembling a letter W on the other. Height: 33.3mm, weight: 5.62g. Likely to date fom the early C13. (1)
The inscriptions probably represent the letters alpha and omega, which traditionally refer to God and were intended to act as a protection or charm. (2)
Data Held (Document). SNT2647.
(1) Parish File
Data Held: Ground Photograph (Ground photograph). SNT2646.
Parish file
<1> Herepath N, 03/09/2003, Email (Unpublished document). SNT2334.
<2> DCMS, 2005, Treasure Annual Report 2003, pp 113-4, 232 (Published document). SNT1958.
Sources/Archives (4)
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jan 19 2023 7:34PM