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PENDANT
Unique ID: IOW-6DEDE8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete lead pendant cross of possible Medieval date (c. 1066-c. 1500).
The object is flat at the front and rear and has four arms, sub-rectangular in cross-section. The upper arm is slightly longer than the other three arms and is also pierced to form a sub-circular suspension hole.
This object is grey with small areas of corrosion.
Height: 27.6mm; width: 25.7mm; thickness: 5.3mm. Weight: 12.40g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1066
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 27.6 mm
Width: 25.7 mm
Thickness: 5.3 mm
Weight: 12.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd March 2015 - Sunday 22nd March 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-2-183
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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