Anglo-Saxon stone cross

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Ruthwell Stone Cross
Stone cross from Gosforth

Anglo-Saxon stone cross is a form of stone cross in England and Scotland that was erected between the 8th and 11th centuries. The crosses are up to 5.5 meters high and consist of a long, narrow shaft with a Celtic cross on top. They were mostly made of sandstone and decorated with relief-like images on all surfaces. These were probably originally painted in color.

Fragment, Gloucester

Only a few examples have survived today, as most of the crosses were destroyed in the course of the Reformation in England in the 16th century. Particular examples are the Ruthwell and Gosforth crosses . There are also some fragments of former crosses ( stone crosses from Sandbach ).

  • Stone Cross, Rosedale

  • Detail, lowther

literature

  • Catherine E. Karkov, The Art of Anglo-Saxon England , 2011, Boydell Press, ISBN 1843836289 , ISBN 9781843836285
  • David M. Wilson: Anglo-Saxon Art: From The Seventh Century To The Norman Conquest , Thames and Hudson (US edn. Overlook Press), 1984