Lead Mortuary Cross

Made:
1340-1350 CE in England
Lead mortuary cross from victim of the Great Plague of 1348 Lead mortuary cross from victim of the Great Plague of 1348 Lead mortuary cross from victim of the Great Plague of 1348

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Lead mortuary cross from victim of the Great Plague of 1348
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Lead mortuary cross from victim of the Great Plague of 1348
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Lead mortuary cross from victim of the Great Plague of 1348
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Lead mortuary cross from victim of the Great Plague of 1348, unsigned, English, 1340-1350.

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A9076
Materials:
lead and complete
Measurements:
overall: 106 mm x 109 mm x 1 mm, .048 kg
type:
mortuary cross
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)