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Pendant cross & mount

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From Dumfries

Postcard of Pendant cross & mount.
000-100-000-755-C
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Pendant cross & mount

This silver pendant cross and mount was part of a hoard found in 1878 under the floor of 'The Traveller's Rest' public house in Dumfries. The hoard was hidden around 1320.

The cross has short arms of equal length, springing from a central disc with nielloed decoration and the letters AFLO - the initial letters in Latin characters of a Hebrew inscription meaning 'Thou art mighty forever O Lord'.

The hoard at the Traveller's Rest included over 200 coins, mainly English silver pennies. The jewellery in the hoard was also made of silver and was probably kept for its bullion value.


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Online ID: 000-100-000-755-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.KO 32
Date: 14th century
Possibly 14th century
Possibly 14th century
Material: Silver
Dimensions: 25 mm H x 27 mm W x 2 mm depth
38 mm H x 35 mm W x 6 mm depth
What: Mount
Pendant / cross
Subject: Medieval hoards, e.g. coins (NMAS Classification)
Medieval hoards, e.g. coins (NMAS Classification)
Who: James I
Where: Scotland, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries
Scotland, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries
Event:
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
Silver mount, part of the contents of a purse found in the wall of an old house in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, possibly 14th century
References:
  • Proceedings of the the Society of Antiquities of Scotland LVIII (1923-24) 160-2 
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