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Record ID: LANCUM-69FE85
Object type: MEDAL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Unusual lead alloy mount of unknown date and period it appears to be in the form a medal decorated with a swastika. The stamped cross is more consistent with a later Medieval style, suggesting it dates to the 12th to 16th Centuries AD.
The pendant is a mid grey in colour, with an even surface patina.
A direct parallel for this find has not been located at the time of recording.
The swastika, the 'crux gammatica' (a cross formed from 4 Greek capital gamma characters) was widely used long before the Christian period, possibly in pagan religious contexts. It did however continu…
Created on: Monday 13th March 2017
Last updated: Thursday 26th October 2023
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