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SWORD
Unique ID: STAFFS-C30D61
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cloissonné gold button from a sword hilt.
Class: Hilt button
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
Height: 16.6 mm
Weight: 3.4 g
Diameter: 14.2 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: BA 1038
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Decoration style: Geometric
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Cloisonne
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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