Old priest cross a day late for easter

[Ninjafossils]

Found this interesting piece in the woods. Jesus kinda fell apart so I had to glue him back together. Any idea what type of cross or how old?

 

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[vpnavy]

Great find Ninja! Thanks for sharing...

 

[Ninjafossils]

Does ANYONE have any information on this cross?

 

[blugotti1]

any makers mark or writing on the back?

 

[Ninjafossils]

Don't think so

 

[park pirate]

Nice find...

 

[Ninjafossils]

Update: I just found the word "Germany" written on the bottom of the back.

 

[Ninjafossils]

Ok guys. After some more research it seems that the rusted spots on the cross are actually a skull and crossbones and a note. The black is ebony wood. It seems to be mid 1800s

 

[wheatfinder13]

That's really cool!

 

[Jarl]

Good find Ninjafossils.

 

[jewelerguy]

hard to say exactly when it was made. I've seen a site that says 'late 1800's - i.e. 1890's'. I've seen another site that says 'WW1 era', and another site that says 'early 1920's'. With that, I would assume that it is roughly 100 years old.

 

[ColonelDan]

What you have is a pectoral cross worn by priests and nuns. Not so much these days, but in the 19th and early to mid 20th century this type of crucifix was quite common. The inlaid wood is normally ebony. I vividly remember them on every nun and priest when I was a kid. I have two that were given to me by a very special nun in our family who entered the convent as a young girl in the 1890s and lived to age 99.

 

[JeffInMass]

Great find! Check out my avatar and you'll get an idea how I feel about finding religious pieces.

Congrats and Continued success to you!

-- Jeff --