Croix de cimetière

Traditional 16th-century two-sided cross with Christ on one side and the Virgin Mary on the other. Both are surrounded by small figures. The upright of the cross is fluted, as are the arms. The finials at either end of the cross have their tips embellished with a plant motif (a sort of staff decorated with crossbones), between two petals that fall on either side, extending parallel to the arms and uprights of the cross, around which they form a sort of openwork frame. This three-meter-high cross was moved from a disused cemetery to a new one, and placed on a modern plinth. CMH in 1963