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CRUCIFIX
Unique ID: SWYOR-52D6D4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy figurine of Christ, dating from the Post-Medieval period, about AD 1500 - 1900. The figure is three dimensional, but the back is hollowed with a deep depression at the back of the waist and the remains of two integral attachment spikes, one behind the shoulders, and one behind the feet. These suggest that the fiigurine was part of a crucifix. Christ's head is tilted upwards and to the side, his feet are on top of one another, and he wears a loincloth. His arms are incomplete, broken before the elbows. The figurine is 71.9mm long, 29.5mm wide and 7.4mm thick. It weighs 26.21gm. The patina is thin with some red areas showing though, which tends to suggest a Post Medieval date. Compare LANCUM-2C6C77 for another Post Medieval crucifix.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 79.1 mm
Width: 29.5 mm
Thickness: 7.4 mm
Weight: 26.21 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st July 2017 - Wednesday 1st November 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2975
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Hampole (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5013
Four figure Latitude: 53.61117487
Four figure longitude: -1.24573276
1:25K map: SE5013
1:10K map: SE51SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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