STAFFS-A53034: Staffordshire hoard, reeded silver strip

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-A53034

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Fragment of silver reeded strip, broken at both ends

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
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Saxon style

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 9.9 mm
Width: 3.8 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 0.15 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: US 042 StH508
Treasure case number: 2009T394

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
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-016BE6
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Fragment of reeded silver strip broken at both ends, dirty
Workflow: PublishedFind published

Find number: STAFFS-EACB44
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Fragment of silver strip, cut at both ends. Reeded decoration.
Workflow: PublishedFind published

Find number: STAFFS-EA5C96
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
A silver strip, broken at both ends, reeded decoration.
Workflow: PublishedFind published

Audit data

Recording Institution: STAFFS
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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