Abstract
The article is devoted to the issue of attribution of a double-decorated bone cross from the 1986 excavations in Zapskovye near the Church of the Epiphany in Pskov, which has analogues from excavations on the territory of the Kremlin of Pereslavl-Ryazansky. The iconography of the cross differs from finds from the territory of Pskov and the Pskov land. The iconographic parallels of the find among icon painting, church sewing, and Christian applied art are considered. Versions of the attribution of images are being put forward: on the front side — to Jesus Christ or Sergius of Radonezh, on the back — to Sergius of Radonezh or an unknown reverend. Questions are raised about the decoding of the letters on the cross (X or Ѡ, Ь and Z or Ѧ and Ь, Ѳ and NИ) and about the role of inscriptions in the attribution of images. It is suggested that the find belongs to the circle of pilgrimage relics of the 15th-16th centuries from the territory of the Principality of Ryazan.
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