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Metal working debris
Unique ID: LON-903194
Object type certainty: Certain
A gold bar fragment of uncertain date, possibly Iron Age (800BC - 100AD). The fragment has a circular cross-section and each end is snipped off at 90º to each other. Curator's report: 2009T265 Description: A cut fragment of round section Discussion: Cut sections of gold metal have been discovered at the Iron Age site of Snettisham, Norfolk, and therefore it was considered that this object may also date from the same period. Unfortunately this object is undiagnostic, and as such metal analysis was requested. Non-destructive analysis of the surface metal content shows it is 84-87% gold, 11-13% silver and 1% copper. This metal composition would be consistent for the Iron Age period but this does not definitively identify this object as Iron Age in date. It is therefore possible that this object dates to the Iron Age but we cannot be certain. Conclusion: The object is over 80% gold so qualifies as Treasure in this respect. Based on form and metal composition, it could date to the Iron Age but it is impossible to be certain as there were no associated finds. It is therefore impossible to be certain that this object is over 300 years old. On the balance of probabilities we can therefore only state that this object is possibly Iron Age; therefore due to this lack of certainty in dating the object falls outside the stipulations for Treasure as laid out in the Treasure Act 1996. Jody Joy, Curator of Iron Age Collections, British Museum 7th August 2009 Dimensions: Diameter: 5.39mm; length: 15.95mm; width: 6.85mm; weight: 3.48g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2009T265
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: 800 BC
Date to: AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Length: 15.95 mm
Width: 6.85 mm
Weight: 3.48 g
Diameter: 5.39 mm
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Hand made [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: South East And London
County: Kent
District: Dartford
To be known as: Southfleet
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st February 2008
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall
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Identified by: Mr Jody Joy - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2009T265
Treasure case number: 2009T265
References cited
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Created:
Thursday 12th March 2009
Updated: Wednesday 18th May 2011
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