The Cross of Cong (Irish: Cros Chonga, "the yellow baculum") is an early 12th-century Irish Christian ornamented cusped processional cross, which was, as an inscription says, made for …

The Cross of Cong represents the conclusion of a long tradition of distinctively Irish church metalwork. It is decorated in an impressive range of styles and can be considered to be one of …

The Cross of Cong is a processional cross that would be carried before an archbishop – O’Conor was claiming that Connacht should have its own archbishop, which it did not have at that time; …

The Cross of Cong (commissioned by Tairdelbach Ua Conchobair king of Connacht and high king of Ireland), 1123, oak core within cast bronze, rock crystal, gold filigree, gilding, silver …

The Cross of Cong consists of an oak core that is encased in sheet brass and cast decorative brass plates. The cross is elaborately decorated with gold filigree, gilding, silver sheeting, …

The Cross of Cong is a processional cross that would be carried before an archbishop – O'Conor was claiming that Connacht should have its own archbishop, which it did not have at that time; …

The cross is richly decorated with designs of intricate interlacing and the carved heads of animals, even the nail heads used are shaped in the head of an animal, evidence of the Scandinavian …

Jul 21, 2017 · The Cross of Cong is a processional cross, a type of cross common at the time for – you guessed it – ceremonial processions! It would have been mounted on top of a long …

Jan 1, 2014 · This book is the first detailed study of the Cross of Cong, one of Ireland's great national treasures. Made to enshrine a relic of Christ's 'True Cross' in the early 12th century …

Nov 16, 2014 · This is the first detailed study of the Cross of Cong, one of Ireland’s great national treasures. Made to enshrine a relic of Christ’s Cross in the early twelfth century under the …