Conservation of the elaborate Anglo-Saxon cross from the Galloway Hoard
Resource type
Journal article
Creator (person)
Davis, Mary
Date published
2023
Abstract
The Galloway Hoard is a set of rare and precious artefacts, some of them centuries old when deposited around AD 900. One of the most spectacular objects is an Anglo-Saxon pectoral cross, made to be worn on the chest of a high-ranking member of the clergy. Its true glory has been revealed through painstaking cleaning an conservation at the National Museums Collection Centre
Project(s)
Unwrapping the Galloway Hoard
Funder
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Arts and Humanities Research Council | |
Journal title
Archaeology Scotland
Issue
46
Publisher
Archaeology Scotland
Place of publication
Newbattle, Midlothian
ISSN
2041-7039
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