[Bonetools] bone pectoral cross

[David Constantine]

Thank you everyone for your replies so far. 

Ian, it certainly looks like a suspension loop. The rear of the loop is missing, but as the back of the cross is trabecular bone it does appear that the weak loop has broken in the past rather than being manufactured as an indent. Some of the edges are rounded, but freshly so and I believe it is the over-zealous washing of a finds volunteer that caused that. 

Regards,

David 


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 From: "trzaska at lineone.net" <trzaska at lineone.net>
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Subject: Re: [Bonetools] bone pectoral cross
 

My thanks to Catherine for explaining that Richard's book deals only with metal crosses, and this 
is partly of course because we simply don't have any of bone or antler. One question for Dave: is 
it definitely a suspension loop, or is it an indented shaft to allow the cross to be set in a 
composite object ? It certainly looks like a suspension loop but the photograph isn't completely 
clear.



>----Original Message----

>From: ch35 at cam.ac.uk

>Date: 27/06/2013 11:48

>To: "Mailing list for archaeologists of the research group for the    study of

>    object and waste of bone,

>    antler. ivory and horn."<bonetools at listserv.niif.hu>

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> The book is "The archaeology of the East Anglian Conversion" Boydell 2010. 

>But he mentions metal crosses, not bone. there is also a good discussion in 

>Anna Gannon, the Iconography of Early Anglo-Saxon coinage Oxford univ Press 

>2003. Neither includes the most recent find from near Cambridge, the 

>Trumpington Cross- which I think you will best find through Google. There 

>are other simpler crosses, but I havent seen any made of bone. Catherine 

>Hills On Jun 27 2013, T + M Tielens wrote:

>

>>Hello Ian,

>>

>>Could you please send me the title of the book from this writer about bone

>>crosses. I am very interested in it.

>>

>>greetings Monica Tielens

>>Bone carver and owner of Bikkel and Been

>>www.bikkelenbeen.com
>>

>>
>>2013/6/27 trzaska at lineone.net <trzaska at lineone.net>
>>
>>> Hello Alice,
>>>
>>> The message came through to me and a terrific object it is too. Haven't
>>> seen anything else like
>>> it in antler or bone and it does look a lot like the 7th-8th century
>>> series of these objects, which
>>> Richard Hoggett has put together in a book recently.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ian Riddler
>>>
>>>
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>>> >Date: 26/06/2013 21:02
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>>> >To: "Mailing list for archaeologists of the research group for the study
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>>> >Subj: [Bonetools] bone pectoral cross
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>>> >
>>>
>>> > Just a quick check - did everyone get the message from Dave about the 
>>> > bone
>>>
>>> >pectoral cross he posted one or two weeks ago?
>>>
>>> >
>>>
>>> >Alice
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