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Report to H. M. Coroner on find of potential Treasure from Warcop area, Cumbria
2015 T295
Description
A length of thick gold wire, coiled. One end is possibly cut, the other broken.
Diameter 30mm x 29.5mm; thickness of wire 2.5mm; weight 13.47 grams.
Composition
See appended report (overleaf).
Identification
The composition would allow an ancient date, but the form is undiagnostic and therefore it is not possible to assign the object to a particular chronological or cultural context.
Gillian Varndell
Curator, Department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory
British Museum
24.09.2015
Report for the Coroner on the Scientific Analysis of
a Coil from the Warcop Area, Cumbria
ITEM OF POTENTIAL TREASURE 2015 T295
(submitted via The Department of Portable Antiquities and Treasure)
Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the coil from the Warcop Area, Cumbria, indicated a surface composition of approximately 80-82% gold, 14-16 % silver, the rest being copper. The coil weighs 13.47 grams.
Department of Conservation and Scientific Research
The British Museum
File No. 7622-21 2015 T295
27th August 2015
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned landowner after being declared not Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2015T295
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Period to: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29 mm
Height: 7 mm
Width: 29 mm
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 13.42 g
Diameter: 29 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 2015
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2015T295
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Eden (District)
Parish or ward: Warcop (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NY7317
Four figure Latitude: 54.54752692
Four figure longitude: -2.41890047
1:25K map: NY7317
1:10K map: NY71NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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