Record ID: HESH-20DD55
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
"The find consists of one complete ingot, and one fragment. The complete ingot is bar-shaped and square in section, with a marked taper at one end, the other appears to have been trimmed off; there are also signs of its having been hammered. It is 42.5 mm long x (max) 8 mm wide, and weighs 12.64g; the silver content is approximately 42 per cent. The fragment also comes from a bar-shaped ingot, with a tapering rounded end, and approximately square cross-section. It was cast and then hammered on one side; the fragment was sliced off from the parent bar by a slanting blow from a chisel. …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clive', grid reference and parish protected.