Record ID: WMID-807E6A
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete strip of decorated gold, of probable Bronze Age dating (c. 1500 BC to c. 800 BC). The strip of gold is sub rectangular in shape and has been folded into a sub triangular shape. The strip has been decorated with a series of embossed ridges along its length. One end has a relatively straight and smooth cut edge, the other end is hidden inside the folds. It measures 13.2 mm in length, 4.4. mm wide and 4.0 mm thick. It weighs 1.1 g. Similar strips of gold with ribbed decoration have been recorded on the PASdatabase including WMID-fe3c28, ESS-C13B97, SUR-1B64F…
Created on: Monday 3rd February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GLO-E9EC16
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
The following is taken from the Treasure report written by Neil Wilkin (Curator of European Bronze Age collection) Descriptive catalogue Note on numbering, terminology and weight: The gold ornaments were recovered in three nested 'sets' and have been labelled with reference to set number followed by object number (i.e. A.1-2, B.1-4 & C.1-2). The goldwork has yet to be cleaned and the weights given are subject to change. As the ornaments were deposited in a 'nested' fashion, most are covered and obscured by others and set C has a central plug of soil. It was therefore not poss…
Created on: Thursday 10th July 2014
Last updated: Thursday 9th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Woolaston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-BE40C2
Object type: CUP
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Cup with conical body tapering to an omphalos base; the rim is flaring; a riveted strap handle links the rim and upper body. The rivet plates are lozenge shaped and the handle has decorative ridges parallel with its edges. The rim bears a row of dots punched from the outer surface and is otherwise plain; between this plain zone and a further plain zone at the base the cup is corrugated. The cup has been crushed, particularly on one side; this might have resulted from a single blow from agricultural machinery. Dimensions and metal content: In present condition: maximum height (exclu…
Created on: Wednesday 9th July 2003
Last updated: Friday 28th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ringlemere', grid reference and parish protected.