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The Staffordshire Hoard: Holy Relic





Inlaid with garnets, and perhaps glass, a gold cross seems to have been crumpled before being buried with the rest of the treasure.

Art by Daniel Dociu; Artifact re-creations source: Kevin Leahy, Portable Antiquities Scheme
 
This illustration depicts the cross as new, ready to adorn an altar or be carried into battle.


Reposted from National Geographic