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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: STAFFS-6CCF52
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incised interlace strip, zoomorphic, gold. Channel like strip of gold with style II decoration down both sides. Rivets in base of channel together with some soft white material.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 102.6 mm
Width: 12.6 mm
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 62.7 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SC 0021
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Decoration style: Zoomorphic
Completeness: Incomplete
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: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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