Record ID: WAW-C0C0B3
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
CORONER'S REPORT A Bronze Age gold ribbon fragment from Ansley, Warwickshire. Circumstances of discovery A gold ribbon ornament was found by Mr Simon Hall whilst metal detecting in August 1999 on the cultivated land owned by Mr Dave Goadby. The find did not appear to have any accompanying material though a pebble track heading in the general direction of the find had been ploughed out in living memory. Description of object 1. Gold ribbon fragment. The object is a gold fragment of a parallel sided strip, or ribbon. One end is neatly broken forming a straight edge whilst…
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ansley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-BE02A4
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of gold sheet strip, one straight end complete, the other missing. Throughout its length one long edge is folded over by 1 - 1.5mm. Eight longitudinal grooves cover the remainder of the object apart from a narrow strip along the other edge, which was probably once also folded over. Possibly Bronze Age.
Created on: Wednesday 18th February 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swaffham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-9B98C6
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Thin gold strip that has been folded. Light gold in colour. Band is tapered at ends. It was found 30m away from the fragment of gold bar (SUSS-9B87C3). Maximum width of band - 2.5mm
Created on: Friday 25th July 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chalvington with Ripe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-635644
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small fragment of gold strip tapering to a tongue-shaped terminal, where it has been pierced, slightly off-centre. The piercing has been carried out from the slightly less dull side. The piece is very weathered, and there is some cracking across the width where it seems to have been folded. Surviving length 38.5mm; maximum surviving width 10.5mm; thickness less than 0.5mm; weight 1.63 grams. Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface indicated a gold content of 84-87 %, silver content of 10-13 %, the remainder being copper. The fragment is part of a larger piece, whi…
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sixpenny Handley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-46A4D6
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of probable Middle or Late Bronze Age gold sheet strip or ribbon ornament decorated on one face with nine longitudinal grooves. One end has been chopped obliquely, while the other is apparently complete and slightly convex. Length at least 16mm. Width 8.5 - 9mm. Thickness 0.4mm. Weight 0.86g. For notes on Bronze Age ribbon ornaments see Treasure Annual Report 2007 47-8, nos. 38 and 39. c.1300 - c.800 BC.
Created on: Friday 22nd June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Norfolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-83FE92
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold decorated strip. Rectangular strip made with a sheet of gold and decorated with thirteen regular incised grooves. The surface appears heavily damaged and may well have been bent. Length: 47.75 mm Width: 11.66 mm Thickness: 0.35 Mass: 3.7 gr (with soil) Similar multi-grooved strips of a Bronze Age date are known from throughout Britain including in the British Museum collection from Flixton, Yorkshire (2004,0904.1a-b, Treasure Annual Report 2003, 16. no. 2) and Ravencliff Cave, Derbyshire (British Museum 1906,1224.1-2) as well as recent finds such as Ansley, Warwickshire a…
Created on: Wednesday 27th October 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sproxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-067AC5
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Circumstances of discovery A gold band or ribbon of Bronze Age date was discovered by Ms Georgina Agnew while metal detecting on the 9th of March 2013 near Sherborne St John in the county of Hampshire. Description 1. A single fragment of an incomplete gold band or ribbon of rectangular shape with one surface decorated with 10 finely cut and very straight grooves. The other surface is plain and relatively flat and smooth, with the grooves visible in places but not fully penetrating through from the opposite side. The surviving terminal has a centrally-placed perforation, c.1.5mm f…
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sherborne St John', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-26F931
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of probable Middle or Late Bronze Age gold rectangular strip with two perforations at one end (which comes to a relatively irregular terminal but which appears to have been original rather than broken) and a flat, formal terminal at the other end. The upper side of the strip is decorated with a series of sixteen horizontal, incised lines. The reverse side of the strip is undecorated with some distortion while the upper side is scratched and discoloured in places. The strip is slightly contorted along its length. One end of the strip has two holes which, from the recesses evid…
Created on: Thursday 2nd May 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marlborough', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: YORYM-B38CE8
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description Two joining fragments form a parallel sided strip, or ribbon. The whole is heavily disfigured by buckling and denting, including a sharp bend at the break Both ends are neatly squared suggesting that the complete object is present. One of the terminals is emphasised by a slight external beading. Prior to damage, the back would have been flat, while the front carries twenty-four very finely incised grooves aligned longitudinally. Extant lengths 60.5 & 41.5 mm Length stretched out c.117 mm width c. 17.5 mm thickness c. 0.5 mm weights 6.1 & 3.6 g
Created on: Monday 24th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-36C41B
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Two fragments of apparently originally-joining gold band or ribbon dating to the Middle to Late Bronze Age (c. 1600-800 BC). Both fragments are parallel-sided and of rectangular shape, the smaller fragment having a jagged break at either end and the longer having one jagged break and one straight cut. Both are slightly crumpled. The fragments are decorated on one face with fourteen raised ribs and corresponding grooves. The long edges of each also appear a little folded-over in places. The opposite faces are plain. Discussion: The incised linear decoration of the strip can be par…
Created on: Friday 31st October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-AC5494
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
The fragment comprises one end of a ribbon of gold the sides converging in a convex curve towards a rounded terminal. The fragment has been broken from a larger object and is creased and distorted along its length. Dimensions Length: 35mm; Width (max.): 11mm; Thickness: 0.5mm; Weight: 1.82g Metal composition Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of the fragment indicated a surface composition of approximately 88-90% gold, 9-11% silver with approximately 1% copper. Discussion It is difficult to identify the Gussage-all-Saints fragment as a particular ob…
Created on: Monday 8th July 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage All Saints', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-3CBCF0
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete strip of decorated gold, of probable Bronze Age dating (c. 2150 BC to c. 1150 BC). The strip of gold is sub rectangular in plan, and is folded longitudinally (length ways) in half. The strip has been decorated with a series of embossed ridges along its length. The strip has been severed at both ends, one edge straight and the other ragged. A small fragment has broken off the larger object. The larger fragment measures 23.06 mm in length, 8.06 mm wide and 7.74 mm thick. The strip is 0.81 mm thick. It weighs 1.2 g. The smaller fragment measures 5.81 mm in length, 4.0…
Created on: Monday 15th July 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Harrold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-9CECFC
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Gold ribbon. Penannular fragment of gold foil or thin sheet with a border along its edges and at one end, and decorated with three densely billeted longitudinal ribs in relief. One end of the object is lost, and a crack runs across what remains near its mid point. This probably falls into a class of personal ornaments for the hair or ears; WAW-COC0B3 provides a class parallel. Suggested date: Middle to Late Bronze Age, 1300-800 BC. In view of its age and material this object is to be submitted to the Treasure process, Treasure reference 2014 T534.. Length (as found): 12.4mm, Widt…
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winteringham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-8F739C
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Gold unidentified ornament of Bronze Age date. The object consists of a strip of sheet gold formed into the shape of a pointed oval. At either end, the long edges of the band have been folded inwards in order to create the pointed terminals. Near the tip of each terminal is a circular perforation. Both perforations are now blocked with soil. Dimensions: Length: 21.9mm, width: 4.6mm, thickness: 1.6mm, weight: 1.2g. Discussion: A number of parallels from the Portable Antiquities Scheme suggest that a Bronze Age date is most likely. Examples include Northfleet, Ken…
Created on: Monday 26th September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 1st December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wood Dalling', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-FE3C28
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete strip of decorated gold, of probable Bronze Age dating (c. 2150 BC to c. 1150 BC). The strip of gold is sub rectangular in plan, and is folded horizontally (width ways) in half twice, forming a squashed 'S' shape. The strip has been decorated with a series of embossed ridges along its length. The strip has been severed at one end, with a ragged edge. The other edge can not be easily seen as it is hidden between the folds. It measures 25.3 mm in length, 16.1 mm wide and 9.1 mm thick. The strip is 0.8 mm thick. It weighs 5.2. g. Similar strips of gold with ribbed …
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitmore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-F792A5
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A rectangular piece of gold sheet, perhaps 'ribbon', 0.3mm in thickness, of probable Bronze Age date. One long edge is original while one short edge is bent over c.2mm to the reverse and appears to be cut. The remaining two edges are a little more jagged and it is uncertain is these are cut or breaks (although in shape they are uniformly straight). The 'front' of the object has numerous raised ridges of rectangular section and parallel to each other. To the reverse of the object these are visible as light grooves. Dimensions and metal content: The object measures 16.4m…
Created on: Monday 17th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 28th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hayling East', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-62CE08
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2017 T882; Description: Bead possibly formed from a fragment of a gold band or ribbon dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2200-800 BC). The fragment is a short length of a straight, parallel sided strip with both ends bent back on themselves so the ends meet, probably originally making a cylindrical bead. This has then been squashed flat. The back (interior) is plain and the front is decorated with 20 regularly spaced parallel ribs, and 18 grooves between them, running along the entire length of the fragment. Dimensions: The fragment now measures 9.6mm long, is 13.8mm wi…
Created on: Thursday 5th October 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 5th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Muchelney CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-4956AF
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A parcel of folded gold strips or ribbons of probable Bronze Age date. The parcel appears to comprise two separate strips of differing lengths. The shorter has been folded once and the longer has six folds. The shorter fragment has a rounded terminal with a raised edge and measures 8.91mm in width. There are no signs of additional decoration. Discussion: This may be a ribbon form bracelet or similar adornment which has been scrapped and folded for remelting. Dimensions: Length 9.6mmmm; width 8.91mm; weight 1.18g.
Created on: Monday 16th October 2017
Last updated: Thursday 10th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Guildford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-055182
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A strip of ribbon gold, dating to the Bronze Age c. 2200 - 800 BC. One side is covered with 14 parallel grooves running along its length, the other is undecorated. There is damage to one side at the mid point where the strip is buckled; both ends are cut. There are no piercings or evidence for fittings. Length: 37.2mm; Width: 9.2mm; Thickness: 0.3mm; Weight: 1.1g.
Created on: Monday 22nd June 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 18th November 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GLO-8372F2
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sheet gold strip or ribbon of Bronze Age date (2100 BC- 1150BC). The surface has been decorated with six parallel grooves running lengthwise. However, the original length and design of the artefact is obscured, as prior to deposition the item had been distorted and folded back on itself several times resulting in its current flattened form. Nevertheless, one thing that may point to its original function is the structure of the one remaining terminal. This is shown to be tapering with a fine hooked end and perhaps alludes to this artefact originally being used as a bracelet or s…
Created on: Friday 9th July 2021
Last updated: Friday 9th July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Heytesbury', grid reference and parish protected.