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INGOT
Unique ID: NLM-D6A974
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A cast silver ingot hammered into a rectangular bar of slightly rounded rectangular section with faceted edges; length, 30.4 mm. One face shows file marks and a deep cut in one edge and one long side has a testing nick made with the point of a knife or chisel, which is typical of ingots of the Viking period.
This report was kindly prepared by B.M. Ager of the British Museum.
Subsequent Action - Donated to North Lincolnshire Museum
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: North Lincolnshire Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2008 T7
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 850
Date to: Circa AD 1050
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st October 2007 - Saturday 1st March 2008
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM15099
Treasure case number: 2008 T7
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Barton upon Humber
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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