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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: DENO-1CFFF1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
TREASURE ITEM 2012 T628: Fragment of a gold strip with the longest edge deliberately and neatly folded. The other edges are damaged and are most likely not deliberate. 8mm up from the longest edge is a line of small punched dots such that the folded edge appears on the same side from which the punching has been carried out. There is a small hole in the top right of the piece that is probably not deliberate. A similar gold strip was found in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire PAS ID YORYM-AECC98.
Date: In all likelihood the piece is more than 300 years old. However it is not possible to assign this fragment to a firm cultural or chronological context.
Dimensions: Maximum length 32.78mm; maximum width 12.74mm; thickness 0.13mm; weight 0.4g.
In age and precious metal content the object does qualify as Treasure under the terms of the 1996 Treasure Act.
Authors:
Alexandra Mirosevic-Sorgo: British Museum Volunteer
Belinda Crerar: British Museum Project Curator: Empires of Faith
April 9th 2013
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2012T628
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.72 mm
Width: 12.95 mm
Thickness: 0.13 mm
Weight: 0.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Saturday 31st March 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E7593 & Derby E7686
Treasure case number: 2012T628
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Wickenby Area
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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