UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT

Unique ID: NLM-7CDDF5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Notes:

The style of the filigree suggests that this tiny fragment is early Anglo-Saxon and its shape, with one torn edge at the broader end, suggests that it was once part of a larger sheet.

Triangular sheet gold panels are found as inlays in high status buckles of the early seventh century, but these are more usually decorated with interlacing ornament (eg. buckles from Alton, Faversham, Wickhambreux, Sarre and Gilton, George Speake, 'Anglo-Saxon Animal Art and its Germanic Background', plate 6, b-f, plate 7, a and b, Oxford 1980). Its style of ornament and lack of a border on the one cut edge may however suggest a different function.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure

Treasure details

Treasure case tracking number: 2003T108

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 600
Date to: AD 700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 18 mm
Weight: 3.44 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st April 2003

Personal details

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Other reference numbers

Treasure case number: 2003T108

Materials and construction

Primary material: Gold
Completeness: Fragment