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Plaster cast
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Plaster cast
- Place of origin:
Gosforth, England (made)
- Date:
late 9th century (made)
1882 (cast) - Artist/Maker:
Unknown (after, production)
Bullen (Sergeant) (maker) - Materials and Techniques:
Plaster cast
- Museum number:
REPRO.1882-258
- Gallery location:
Sculpture, room 46a, case FS, shelf N
Physical description
Plaster cast of a red sandstone pillar cross carved with the Crucifixion and scenes from the Scandinavian legend of Rangnarok, Anglo-Danish, late 9th century in the churchyard at Gosforth, Cumbria, cast in August 1882
Place of Origin
Gosforth, England (made)
Date
late 9th century (made)
1882 (cast)
Artist/maker
Unknown (after, production)
Bullen (Sergeant) (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Plaster cast
Dimensions
Height: 442.5 cm
Object history note
Commissioned by the Museum in 1882 and moulded by Sergeant Bullen at Gosforth on behalf of the Museum.
Descriptive line
Plaster cast of a red sandstone pillar cross carved with the Crucifixion and scenes from the Scandinavian legend of Rangnarok, Anglo-Danish, late 9th century in the churchyard at Gosforth, Cumbria, cast in August 1882 by Sergeant Bullen
Production Note
Anglo-Danish cross in the Churchyard at Gosforth, Cumbria
Subjects depicted
Cross
Categories
Sculpture; Christianity
Collection code
SCP
