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| Culture / Period | Medieval / Crusaders - AD 1200 - 1400 | | Measurements | 4,5 grams, 20 mm (internal diameter) | According to W. E. Vine, the cross was used by worshipers of Tammuz, an Ancient Near East deity of Babylonian origin who had the cross-shaped taw (tau) as his symbol
[5] The extensive adoption of the cross as Christian iconographic symbol arose from the 4th century
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