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Just returned from a couple day dig with my son, he was undermining a vein down in his hole when this cross fell down into his hand, ha! I said it must be an omen or something. Cleaning it up some its pretty interesting, has a skull & cross bones near the bottom, seems to be brass, all the stuff is riveted to the cross kinda like a 'make your own' type thing. Anyone know what the skull thing on it is about?


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Never seen a cross like that! I looked on e-bay to see if anyone list one, Found 3 similar, The brass one says from Belgium, 19th century. Not much info from e-bay. I am sure someone in here can give you more info! Good luck, Nice find!
 

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I believe it is Masonic. They use that skull and crossbones...what does the other riveted thing say? Looks like Roman numerals?
 

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Probably the more standard "INRI" abbreviation for Jesus of Nazareth king of the Jews. Gotta thank a Catholic education for that one heh.
 

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Probably the more standard "INRI" abbreviation for Jesus of Nazareth king of the Jews. Gotta thank a Catholic education for that one heh.

yes, IN RI it is
 

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I'VE GOT A CROSS SIMILER TO THAT ONE , IT BELONGED TO MY GRAND DAD OR GRAND MOTHER THEY WERE CATHOLICS.
 

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That symbolism goes way back to at least medieval times.
The skull and bones represents the bones of the first man , Adam who was supposedly
buried at the place where Joshua Ben Joseph (commonly referred to as Jesus) was crucified.
The area is called Calvary or Golgotha (skull hill).
All part of the mythology to justify divinity I suppose.
Very cool find though , looks sterling?

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