Fragments of gilt bronze mounts

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These fragments of gilt bronze mounts were found in Dumfriesshire. Around 50 such pieces were folded into packets and buried with five bosses. They were probably attached to a portable wooden cross which was used between 750 and 800.

These fragments are decorated in repoussé technique with a vine scroll, a motif found on Northumbrian stone crosses, metalwork and coins.

Christianity was introduced to Scotland after the Romans had left. Different traditions of Christianity developed in different areas, often influencing one another. The Anglian church from Northumbria spread into south-eastern and south-western Scotland.

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• Online ID: 000-100-036-340-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FC 179
• Date: Between 750 and 800
  
• Material: Bronze; ornamented
  Cross, processional / mount
  
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• What: Cross, processional / mount
  
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• Where: Scotland, Dumfriesshire
  
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• Description: Bronze processional cross mounts, from Dumfriesshire
  
• References:
  • Webster, Leslie and Backhouse, Janet. The making of England. Anglo-Saxon art and culture AD 600-900. London: British Museum Press, 1991, pp 174-5. 
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