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  • Metal detector's rare find[UK]

    12/30/2008 1:01:49 PM PST · by BGHater · 8 replies · 708+ views
    This is Lincolnshire ^ | 30 Dec 2008 | This is Lincolnshire
    An ancient figure of Christ has been unearthed in a Lincolnshire field. The near-complete copper artefact dating from the 13th Century is the first of its kind to be found in the county. A metal detector enthusiast found the precious object at East Torrington, near Wragby. The figure would have been mounted on a processional cross used in church services between 1200 and 1300AD, according to Lincolnshire finds liaison officer Adam Daubney. "It would have been made in Limoges in France around the time of the Third Crusade," he said. "Similar crosses are well known in France and England but...