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VESSEL
Unique ID: SUR-2C8136
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A fragment of the rim of a fine quality silver-gilt vessel, perhaps a bowl. The triangular section rim has an internal bead. The exterior of the bowl is decorated with a repeating series of lentoid shapes with the fields above being infilled with punched decoration.
Notes:
The object was found in a bag of finds of many dates sold on ebay as Anglo-Saxon. The finder is not known but the findspot was described as Hanley Castle, Worcs.
As we have no evidence that this find was discovered post-1997 we must evaluate it under Treasure Trove laws. Under Treasure Trove evidence would have to point to the object having been deliberately hidden with the intention of recovery. The object is most likely to be a casual loss and therefore does not constitute treasure.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2011T163
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 61.59 mm
Width: 8.86 mm
Weight: 4.4 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: B11-04
Treasure case number: 2011T163
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Malvern Hills (District)
Parish or ward: Hanley Castle (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO8341
Four figure Latitude: 52.067107
Four figure longitude: -2.249408
1:25K map: SO8341
1:10K map: SO84SW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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