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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vincent Montefusco, post: 302303, member: 2188&quot;]It is a trifoil Golgotha cross. Trifoil is the style of the arms of the cross and are also referred to as &#039;budding&#039;. The motif on the back is indeed the Sacre Coeur (the bleeding heart of Christ) and the skull and crossbones on the base makes it a Golgotha cross. The wood insert is almost certainly ebony. The cross will be bronze as will be the Corpus Christi. The style of the sunburst behind the head of Christ is typical German. I am pretty sure it was made as an altar cross and probably sold to one of the many zillions of pilgrims who have traversed Europe over many centuries. From the style I would say that this was made early to mid 19th century perhaps even a little earlier. It is deliberate that the rivet pierces the heart as it often does. Not always though as can be seen from a Golgotha cross that I have in my collection.[ATTACH=full]98859[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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