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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: WAW-602893
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead cross of unknown exact date but probably Medieval to Post Medieval (c. AD 1100-1800). The object has four arms, all of irregular length, laid out in a cross-shape. Each arm is D-shaped in cross-section. Casting remnants are apparent in the corners of each of the arms. The object is undecorated and has a pinkish-grey patina. There are deep cuts across the ends of the two shorter arms: one on the face and the other on the reverse, which could suggest the object was attached or suspended.
Comparable objects recorded on the PAS database include: YORYM-D3FF64; LIN-7235E5; LIN-E3A340; and FAKL-1AB425.
The overall dimensions are as follows: 42.97mm in length, 41.55mm in width, 11.13mm in thickness and 54.62g in weight.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 42.97 mm
Width: 41.55 mm
Thickness: 11.13 mm
Weight: 54.62 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Solihull (Metropolitan District)
District: Solihull (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Barston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP2079
Four figure Latitude: 52.40864275
Four figure longitude: -1.70741902
1:25K map: SP2079
1:10K map: SP27NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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