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RELIQUARY
Unique ID: CAM-932516
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Published 
Fragment of a small mercury-gilded silver reliquary, of slightly flaring form, oval in section, with a flat top. A small loop is attached to the top, through which a single chain link survives. The reliquary contains small bones which, from the small amount visible, may be fragments of human distal phalanges (finger or toe bones). Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the broken metal surface of the reliquary indicated a silver content of approximately 91%, the rest being copper, gold and lead.
Notes:
The reliquary probably dates to the 18th century. As there is nothing to indicate a pre-1713 date for the reliquary, it therefore does not qualify as Treasure under the stipulations of the 1996 Treasure Act.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: The finder reburied this item after it had passed through the treasure process
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2012T538
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 14th July 2005
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2012T538
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: South Cambridgeshire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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