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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT

Unique ID: NLM697

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Openwork knot of four 'ribbons', only the middle surviving and nothing of the frame. Middle slightly raised. Anglo-Scandinavian.

Notes:

Checked by MF following Sophie Catley. Dating completed [unamended]; ascribed culture added: 'Anglo-Scandinavian'; drawing ref. added.

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: AD 1000
Date to: AD 1100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 29 mm
Width: 29.8 mm
Thickness: 4.4 mm
Weight: 9.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 31st March 1998

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLPS809 nlm00809

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Openwork

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: Boston (District)
To be known as: BOSTON

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Unknown

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 25 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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