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CROSS
Unique ID: LIN-F65087
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A lead cross, crudely made with a raised rib on each arm on the front. One terminal has an irregular shaped bulbous knop, perhaps representing a damaged or miscast suspension loop. Similar crosses were included in burials of the later medieval and early post-medieval period (Gilchrist and Sloane 2005, 92-93)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23 mm
Width: 20 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st April 2013
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Bullington area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilchrist, R. and Sloane, B. | 2005 | Requiem: the medieval monastic cemetery in Britain | London | Museum of London Archaeology Service |
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