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ALTAR CROSS
Unique ID: STAFFS-C10332
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Oval setting from the cross, 655, filigree around edge, collet edge denticulate. Garnet in setting. This has a double ring cut into its centre and may have been repaired in antiquity.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.6 mm
Width: 23.3 mm
Thickness: 7.8 mm
Weight: 8.72 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: BA 1008
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
To be known as: Staffordshire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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