Ancient Treasure Found*

[blondekosmic15]

Ancient crucifix found in Gloucestershire is treasure

The cross was discovered by a man in Yanworth near Cirencester last June A late-Medieval crucifix found in Gloucestershire has been declared treasure by a coroner. The 500-year-old silver pendant was discovered by a man in Yanworth, near Cirencester, in June 2009. It depicts Christ on the front flanked by the Virgin Mary and John the Evangelist and on the reverse, St Christopher carrying the Christ Child. Cirencester's Corinium museum hopes to buy the cross, which is now being valued by independent auctioneers. Kurt Adams, finds liaison officer for Gloucestershire and Avon, said: "Finds such as this silver cross are a very rare finds, especially when considering this object is a truly exceptional example of the Medieval jewellers' art and would represent a very significant loss for the owner." The 1996 Treasure Act legally obliges finders of historic metal objects to report their discovery to the local coroner who determines whether or not it constitutes treasure. Finders and landowners are eligible for a reward. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/gloucestershire/8574442.stm

[bellaamore]

That's cool.  But, I wonder if it was owned by some old fuddy-duddy who eitehr ordered or supported the order of hundreds of thousands of people put to death under the guise of "Christianity" considering it is that old..and since it was found at the literal home of fuddy duddy Christians.

(Did you know that they used to hang people of other religions upside down and open them up so that their guts would spill out on the sides of roads to further humiliate them and shame their name? This happened among Christians back then in England, France, and other parts of Europe and the UK.)

[mamapaparazzi]

Coolness!!

[blondekosmic15]

Quoting bellaamore:

That's cool.  But, I wonder if it was owned by some old fuddy-duddy who eitehr ordered or supported the order of hundreds of thousands of people put to death under the guise of "Christianity" considering it is that old..and since it was found at the literal home of fuddy duddy Christians.

(Did you know that they used to hang people of other religions upside down and open them up so that their guts would spill out on the sides of roads to further humiliate them and shame their name? This happened among Christians back then in England, France, and other parts of Europe and the UK.)

I think this is cool...an ancient Crucifix like this that is 100's of yrs. old. In reference to your 2nd paragraph the Vietcong would do that to our American soldiers during the Nam War. My brother & some of my HS buddies who served in that War shared this w/ me when they returned home~

[blondekosmic15]

Quoting mamapaparazzi:

Coolness!!

Yes, thank you~