COYCHURCH WHEEL CELTIC CROSS
This exquisite solid silver Celtic cross is a miniature reproduction of a freestanding cross in Glamorganshire, Wales.
The Coychurch Wheel Celtic cross is a circular cross 1 inch by 1 inch. It has a polished back, stamped sterling. The front of the cross is antiqued and extremely detailed.
This cross comes with a loop on the back so that it can be worn as a pendant.
A chain can be ordered separately here.
$39.98 USD
COYCHURCH WHEEL CELTIC CROSS
Glamorganshire, Wales
There
were several workshops at various important monasteries in Wales.
One of them was at Glamorgan. The workshop at Glamorgan produced the
Celtic Cross, known as the 'paneled' or 'cartwheel' slab, which were
made from the late ninth century until the eleventh century. The
Coychurch Cross employs two separate styles of Celtic design, the
wheel cross and knot work. The head of the cross in the form of the
wheel cross-originated not from the crucifixion-cross but from the
Chi-Rho monogram representing Christ. The letter X (chi) and P (rho),
the first two letters of Christ in Greek, were one over the other.
After centuries this symbol came to be enclosed in a circle. The
interlacing which fills the shaft is endless, and thus cannot be
untied. It represents everlasting life - the Alpha and Omega -
beginning and end in an eternal circle.