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AMULET
Unique ID: LON-3E7301
Object type certainty: Possibly
A rectangular sheet of un-corroded, lightly-patinated metal foil, dull copper-brown in appearance. Regular creasing indicates that the sheet was originally folded three times to form a small 'package', c. 37.5 mm square. It was unfolded by the finder. The whole surface is very crumpled, but a series of diagonal incised lines is visible as well as linear incised lines parallel to and just inside the border. It is uncertain whether or not the sheet was inscribed with a text. Dr Roger Tomlin, who examined the object on 31 March, comments: 'The surface is very crumpled, but in two or three places tiny patches of 'writing' can be distinguished from the crumpling; that is, a few strokes or loops inscribed by a blunt point. They may be part of a continuous text, but this remains to be seen'.
The state of preservation of thin copper alloy foil (see results of metal analysis below) is remarkable and may be due to burial in anaerobic conditions, perhaps foreshore mud.
Date: pre-modern, possibly Roman-period.
Dimensions: 144.6 x 75.3 mm and c. 0.1 - 0.2 mm thick.
Weight: 2.21 g.
Non-destructive surface metal analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated that the metal is an alloy of copper with no detectable precious metal.
Under the terms of the 1996 Treasure Act the object does not qualify as Treasure.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2011T97
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Length: 144.6 mm
Width: 75.3 mm
Thickness: 0.2 mm
Weight: 2.21 g
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Hand made [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: South East And London
County: Greater London
District: Greenwich
To be known as: Woolwich
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Open fresh water [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Running water [scope notes]
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall
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Identified by: Ralph Jackson - [view all attributed records]
Secondary identifier: Dr Roger Tomlin - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2011T97
References cited
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Audit data
Created:
Tuesday 22nd February 2011
Updated: Wednesday 4th April 2012
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