This rare Anglo Saxon cross spent more than 1,000 years buried in a Scottish field. Left: the cross pre-conservation, and right: the cross mid-cleaning (National Museums Scotland)
Freed of 1,000 Years of Grime, Anglo-Saxon Cross Emerges in Stunning Detail
Conservation revealed the artifact, discovered with Scotland’s Galloway Hoard, as an example of intricate Viking-era metalwork
By Nora McGreevy
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