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PROCESSIONAL CROSS
Unique ID: SWYOR-279A63
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy cross-shaped finial of probably Post Medieval date, possibly a mount from a processional cross, censer lid, or even from a piece of furniture. The cruciform terminal has arms which are circular in section and which termiate in a globular sub-spherical knops with a thin collar. The knop at the base of the lower arm has a patinated break t its base showing that it was originally larger and/or was attached to another object. The metal has a well developed grey green patina. It has been surprisingly difficult to find parallels on the database, but objects with some similarity are LON-6B5665, BERK-A538D1, and much more ornate, LIN-714C24. The cross is 38.6mm long, 30.1mm wide and 7.3mm thick at the base. 9.14g. The circular section of the arms suggests a fairly late date, but Medieval is also a possibility, so a range of AD 1300 - 1800 is suggested.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.6 mm
Width: 30.1 mm
Thickness: 7.3 mm
Weight: 9.14 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2015 - Sunday 15th March 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2525
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Scotter (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE8900
Four figure Latitude: 53.48919416
Four figure longitude: -0.66008856
1:25K map: SE8900
1:10K map: SE80SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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