Crucifix Lead Penal Cross

A lead crucifix known as a penal cross. The front shows a simplified figure of Christ with the feet nailed together and with a nimbus around his head. The back is incised with a heart, cross and the letters IHS and a date. This type of cross is believed to be a souvenir from the pilgrimage site at Lough Derg, Co. Donegal. Lead is an unusual metal to use in the making of penal crosses.该铅制耶稣受难十字架被称为苦刑十字架（penal cross）。其正面为简化的基督造像，双脚被钉合，头部环绕圣像光环；背面阴刻有一颗心形图案、十字架纹饰，以及字母IHS与一处纪年。据信这类十字架系源自多尼戈尔郡（Co. Donegal）德格湖（Lough Derg）朝圣圣地的纪念品。铅并非制作苦刑十字架的常用金属。