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SWORD
Unique ID: STAFFS-975DA2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Length of gold wire with circumferential grooving. Dirty.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: National importance
Class: Hilt ring
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2009T394
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 57.1 mm
Weight: 3.02 g
Diameter: 2.5 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: TH 039
Treasure case number: 2009T394
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
To be known as: Staffordshire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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