Check this sculpture out at: stores.ebay.com/Metal-Art-Manifestations In Celtic regions of Ireland and Great Britain, many free-standing upright crosses—or high crosses—were erected, beginning at least as early as the 7th Century. Some of these 'Celtic' crosses bear inscriptions in runes. In Ireland, it is a popular myth that the Celtic cross was introduced to the island by Saint Patrick during his time converting the pagan Irish. It is believed that he combined the symbol of Christianity, a cross, with the symbol of the sun, to give pagan followers an idea of the importance of the cross by linking it with the idea of the life-giving properties of the sun. cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110237490595