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Record ID: PAS-5D5B56
Object type: HELMET
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Parcel-gilt terminal in the form of a semi-naturalistic boar's head with garnet eyes. The boar's head is cast with an elongated head and blunt ended snout. This is defined by three grooves which are gilded. Above these, the mouth, also gilded, is broadly drawn using linked grooves which end in sharply pointed tusks. The eyes, set high on the head, are small and made using tiny oval cabochon garnets set in a double collar of beaded gold filigree. Well above the eyes are two semicircular eyebrows cast in relief and set to either side of a raised crest which divides the skull. The skull i…
Created on: Monday 11th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 16th August 2012
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Record ID: PAS-EA6A95
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Penannular gold ring with thick hoop tapering slightly to flat terminals. The ring has decorative narrow banding in yellow and paler gold but this is extremely worn especially on the external surfaces. The interior of the hoop is flattened. Visual inspection suggested that the piece comprises a gold covering over a base metal core; some green corrosion products are visible and there is slight lifting of the covering.
External diameter 17.5-19.5mm; internal diameter 6mm; breadth 7.5mm; weight 11.86 grams.
Composition
Surface analysis indicated gold and silver contents of approx. 6…
Created on: Wednesday 18th April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 18th April 2012
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Ely area', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: PAS-E9E2A1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age gold ribbon ornament from Ilam, Staffordshire
Description
Two joining fragments form a parallel sided strip, or ribbon. One end is a neat flat-ended terminal with rounded corners, the other is a ragged break. The back is flat, while the front carries twenty-one very finely incised grooves aligned longitudinally. These are evenly spaced, but the outer rims are slightly broader in places. The grooves stop a little short of the terminal. In addition to the main tears, the strip is a little contorted with a partial tear from one side and two tiny drill holes have been not…
Created on: Wednesday 18th April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 18th April 2012
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Ilam', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: PAS-E92EA0
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Penannular, hollow gold bracelet, originally of circular or near-circular cross-section (now distorted); the body expands very slightly at the one extant terminal (the other is missing). The terminal has a cap which was made separately. The piece was made from thick gold sheet rolled into a tube; the long edges might originally have been neatly butted (slightly overlapping at the terminals) but have now parted in places, and overlap in others where the bracelet has been crushed.
Length 162mm if straightened; diameter as distorted 70x44.5mm; diameter at terminal 9.2x8.9mm; weight 35…
Created on: Wednesday 18th April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'River Perry area', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: PAS-DA09A3
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Bipartite composite ring, penannular, comprising two solid gold rods possibly soldered together.
Maximum external diameter 15mm; maximum internal diameter 8.5mm; breadth 7mm; width of gap 4mm; weight 9.31 grams.
The piece belongs to a well known Middle Bronze Age type, decorative in nature, dating to circa 1300-1150BC.
Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of the gold composite ring from Farndon by the British Museum indicated a gold content of approximately 82%.
The object contains a minimum of 10% of precious metal and is over 300 years old. Consequently it q…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Farndon', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: PAS-CF6701
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A gold biconical bead from a necklace, made from a single coiled length of plain unbeaded wire. Both ends of the wire appear original; one is neatly tapered and the other has a blunter end. The coils are soldered together, but there does not appear to be an internal backplate to which the wire is soldered, as there are occasional cracks through which the solid soil infilling can be seen.
The bead is slightly flattened lengthways and there is an indentation on one side.
Dimensions: It measures 12mm in length and 5mm at its widest, and weighs 1.9g.
Discussion: This…
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 16th April 2014
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Burmington', grid reference and parish protected.
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