Victorian Celtic Silver Cross

Circa 1900. The Celtic cross we know today is a marriage of the Latin cross with the addition of a halo where the arms and stem intersect. It reflects the Hiberno-Saxon art form in Britain and Ireland after the fall of the Roman Empire. This art form is famous for interlacing, which intertwines complex motifs to fill a space. It gained popularity during the Celtic Revival of the 19th century and became widely used for funerary monuments and other uses, moving beyond Ireland.