Limoges Enamel Crucifix
Medieval, 12th to early 13th century
Found under a heavy stone in the courtyard at Mompesson House in the Cathedral Close, Salisbury, in the 19th century. It may have originally come from Old Sarum and was possibly deliberately buried at the time of the Reformation.
Limoges, in France, became a major medieval centre of enamel production. Over 1,000 Limoges crosses survive today. In 1215 Pope Innocent III decreed that every church in Europe must own at least one Limoges enamel.
