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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: DENO-7220E7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Gold sheet object, finger-nail shaped. Slightly concave on one side (to be referred to as the reverse) with a flattened border around all but the straight side. The obverse is slightly convex, again with a narrow flattened border around all but the straight side, and decorated with numerous small trinagular peck marks. The straight edge appears to have been cut. There is o evidence for attachment. Length 24.61mm, width 14.58mm, thickness (bent, across straight sided end) 2.26mm, thickness (not bent, along length) c.1mm, weight 2.18g. british Museum Treasure Report: 2005 T321 A thin sheet of convex gold, roughly rectangular in shape with one rounded end. The reverse is blank but the obverse is decorated with about thirty-nine miniature triangles in relief placed randomly and innumerable ad-hoc scratches which are occasionally cross-hatched. All of the edges are rough and sharp.
The sheet measures 24mm in length and 14mm in width.
It is of indeterminate date, and, therefore, cannot be securely dated pre-1705. As such, it is not considered to constitute treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. J P Robinson Curator of Medieval Collections 5th April 2005" DECLARED NOT TREASURE
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2005T321
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Period to: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.61 mm
Width: 14.58 mm
Thickness: 2.26 mm
Weight: 2.19 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st June 2005
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby Museum entry no. 4583 & 4728
Treasure case number: 2005T321
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: Erewash (District)
To be known as: Ockbrook and Borrowash
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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