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found at Threave Castle, Kirkcudbrightshire

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This silver-gilt cross was found at Threave Castle in Kirkcudbrightshire. It dates from the 15th century.

The Maltese cross is decorated with quatrefoils and trefoils. At the top is a suspension loop for a chain and at the end of each of the other arms are short spikes, probably meant for securing precious stones. The cross is hollow.

The cross probably originally contained a relic like a piece of the true cross or the piece of stone from Calvary contained in a similar reliquary cross from Clare Castle in Suffolk.

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