STAFFS-045974: Fragment of gold sheet

Rights Holder: The Portable Antiquities Scheme
CC License:


Image use policy

Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).

UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT

Unique ID: STAFFS-045974

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Fragment of sheet gold decorated with filigree scrolls. Dirty

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: 31.3 mm
Height: 5 mm
Width: 25 mm
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 2.65 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th July 2009

Personal details

This information is restricted for your access level.

Other reference numbers

Other reference: TH 053
Treasure case number: 2009T394

Materials and construction

Primary material: Gold
Completeness: Fragment

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.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

Similar objects

Find number: STAFFS-3BF517
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Fragment of filigree decorated gold, dirty
Workflow: PublishedFind published

Find number: STAFFS-04B962
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Strip of sheet gold bent to form a U shape. Dirty. Decoration consists of filigree scrolls.
Workflow: PublishedFind published

Find number: STAFFS-0012B3
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Strip of gold decorated with lines of filigree,dirty.
Workflow: PublishedFind published

Audit data

Recording Institution: STAFFS
Created: 13 years ago

Other formats: this page is available as qrcode json xml geojson pdf rdf representations.