Royal Institution of Cornwall, Anna Tyacke, 2011-08-11 00:19:52
Title
cross (front)
Description
English: Incomplete polyphant stone miniature Cornish cross, sub-rectangular in plan and rectangular in profile and section, missing most of the head of the cross, where just the base of the round Celtic-style cross remains. The cross was never completed as the lines on each side have been drawn out and defined, but not chiselled out as in the example below. The base of the cross is squared off and relatively narrow to stand upright, so it would probably have been set into a broader base, like the example below.
Similar samples of polyphant stone (TRURI 1998.32.8) from Polyphant quarry and workings near Lewannick church, close to where this cross was found, show that this was made from local stone, and likely by the stone mason's that was based near the church also.
A similar miniature cross made of polyphant stone in the 20th century is pictured here and was shown to the recorder by Andrew Langdon, an expert in Cornish crosses.
Depicted place
(County of findspot) Cornwall
Date
between 1900 and 2000
Accession number
FindID: 457682 Old ref: CORN-30D936 Filename: Clodgy523on 016.jpg
Credit line
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
Attribution: The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
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