Rights Holder: Bristol City Council
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Unique ID: GLO-23E0F3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
~~Silver gilt dress pin with hollow cast spherical head divided into two hemispheres by a central raises band. Each half is decorated with applied filigree and granulated ornament containing three sets of quatrefoils and trefoils of annulars enclosed by a circlet and punctuated by knops. The stem which emanates from the base of the sphere is complete and slightly bent.
Similar items can be found on the PAS database (2012 T919, SUSS-6A00B4; 2012 T233, BUC-97FF54; 2012 T66, NMS-020525; 2012 T417, SUSS-60E964).
Notes:
In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Treasure case tracking number: 2018T711
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Quantity: 1
Length: 80 mm
Weight: 5.14 g
Diameter: 12 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th September 2018
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Treasure case number: 2018T711
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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