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Market crosses

Scope note

Use for structures with raised platforms and terminating in or shaped like crosses, set up in town marketplaces and used for public addresses. RS

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30006966

Broader Terms used

<cross monuments>

Equivalent Terms used

market cross

Created

13yrs ago

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