old cross made similar to saxon find

[hmmm]

hi all
My friend has found a cross, Can any one tell me any thing about the cross.

It has 1 garnet left in it and the other missing garnets where set in place the same way the garnets where placed in the gold objects found in England.

this is interisting, this pin i found has a similar look as the item 11 seconds in to the youtube show, they show a horse looking thing, very similar to this.
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[cdsieg]

I could be wrong, but your cross looks like it may be sterling. If the stones were actual garnets they would be prong set not paste. The gold on the piece I think is called foiling, which was used to increase the shine when light passed through it. The picture displayed in the video, those stones are inlaid and is a more secured setting than paste. This is just my opinion, like I said, I could be wrong. Good luck identifying them.

 

[CRUSADER]

Anglo-Saxon items have no hallmarks. That cross with the 925 stamp can't be any older than 200 years, but its is in a similar 'style'. Although the Saxon's didn't convert to the Middle-Late Saxon period & the style of Cross is not in keeping with that period. Plus the construction is wrong.

The other piece, looks like a melted blob, no idea what it is.

 

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thanks cdseig
i think you have it right, i never could under stand why the gold was in behind the garnets. ill find my friend and get a better picture of that and the mark on the back.
cheers
thanks crusader, i figured the mark could not be old, any idea who uses the gold as a backing for croses.

 

[ARC]

I would say Native American...
And could be as old as 50 yearsish at most.

Cool piece ... too bad its missing the "stones".
Mark on back may lead to "maker" as well.

 

[CRUSADER]

thanks cdseig
i think you have it right, i never could under stand why the gold was in behind the garnets. ill find my friend and get a better picture of that and the mark on the back.
cheers
thanks crusader, i figured the mark could not be old, any idea who uses the gold as a backing for croses.

No sorry, not that familiar with modern construction/manufacturing methods.