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To nitpick, cannot say if it comes from the journalist writing the article or from the archeologists, the jewel seems to sport a cross, not a crucifix.
by jaclaz 4y ago
To nitpick, cannot say if it comes from the journalist writing the article or from the archeologists, the jewel seems to sport a cross, not a crucifix.
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- tokai 4y agoTo nitpick - you are wrong. A crucifix is the cross of Christ. It can still be a symbol of Christ's crucifixion while "just" being a cross without any Christ handing on it. The whole value of finding of the pendant that it shows very early Christian iconography in England.
- joshuaissac 4y agoIt can refer to any cross used for crucifixion, but in the context of Christianity, a crucifix is understood to have a figure of Christ. Example usage on a Catholic site: https://www.catholic.com/qa/wrong-to-wear-a-bare-cross https://www.catholic.com/qa/wrong-to-wear-a-bare-cross https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Cross_and_Crucifix https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/...
- mbg721 4y agoHow to annoy Catholics: start a sentence with "It can still be a symbol while just..."
- hacknewslogin 4y agoTo nitpick - you're both wrong. It's a square made of four smaller squares. Or maybe we're all right and art is subjective, who knows.
- treis 4y agoTo further nitpick you're all wrong. The large ornate cross is not the necklace: >WHAT ELSE WAS FOUND? >The necklace is only part of this amazing burial and x-raying the soil blocks lifted from the site revealed further incredible finds. >Most excitingly, we found a large ornate cross with inset garnets and smaller crosses at the end of each arm. While it is still being micro-excavated, the x-ray clearly shows its incredible design. https://www.mola.org.uk/blog/%E2%80%98once-lifetime%E2%80%99-1300-year-old-gold-and-gemstone-necklace-discovered-within-internationally https://www.mola.org.uk/blog/%E2%80%98once-lifetime%E2%80%99...
- SamBam 4y agoTo nitpick further, you're talking about a cross that has not finished being excavated yet, and everyone else is talking about the square cross piece that appears to go in the middle of the necklace, which has certainly been excavated.
- pvaldes 4y agoClearly a Windows 698 logo
- mistrial9 4y agouhh - that symbol is as old as cave paintings; let history speak as it is, not as it is told to be
- jaclaz 4y ago>A crucifix is the cross of Christ. No, the name itself makes the distinction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucifix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucifix >A crucifix (from Latin cruci fixus meaning "(one) fixed to a cross") is a cross with an image of Jesus on it, as distinct from a bare cross.
- hprotagonist 4y agoAnd she could well have called it a rood, either way!