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Record ID: NLM-73C607
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Gold pendant. A folded and crumpled discoid plate, plain on the back which is the exposed part, but with a series of flattened twisted wire loops of length 3mm passing beneath larger bosses on its display side, the latter features perhaps formed as hemispherical half-beads equipped with channels to permit the passage of the strands. An outer order of conjoined loops is discerned, with an indeterminate continuation of similar motifs on the obscured part of the pendant. A more finely cabled border of thickness 1.1mm ran round the outer edge of the disc, though worn, and is interrupted, p…
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winteringham', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LIN-D8D40C
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Treasure Case 2023 T525 An incomplete gold cross pendant in the form of a crucified Christ probably dating from the medieval to post-medeival period.  Three arms have survived, the lower arm has broken off and is now missing. Both sides of the cross carries the image of Christ on a cross delineated by grooves, with stretched out arms and possibly wearing a belt or traces of a robe around his waist. The torso thickens (thickness is 2.44 mm) and is hollow. The arm terminals finish with three equidistant annulets at the corners, with the central annulet projecting from the ext…
Created on: Monday 5th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 16th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Kettlethorpe', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: OXON-0EB7C3
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Description:  A complete gold coin pendant made using an early-medieval solidus of Chlothar II (AD 584–629) struck in Marseille, dating to the period c.AD 613–29 to which a piece of gold has been soldered to form a loop. The loop made of a rectangular gold tab (c.4.9mm) wide that has five longitudinal ribs. This folds over 190 degrees to form a loop. This is mostly complete but has been squashed slightly causing a crack to appear between two of the ribs. The details of the coin are as follows: Solidus of Chlothar II (584–629), obverse cf. Belfort 2466, reverse…
Created on: Monday 6th February 2023
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Middle Aston CP', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LVPL-E448A6
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Treasure case 2023 T102 Description:  A mostly complete gold pendant with large garnet setting, dating to the Early Medieval period (c.AD 600-700). The object comprises of an oval shaped gold pendant, within which is a large dark coloured stone. The stone is domed and is surrounded be a shallow gold setting that just borders the reverse and outer edge. The edging is decorated with a separately soldered twisted filigree border that is set within a raised rim. The reverse is flat and undecorated. At one end is a separately soldered suspension loop; it is made of sheet gold and is …
Created on: Saturday 4th February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 1st August 2023
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Record ID: NMS-56A0CE
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Gold pierced imitation coin of early-medieval date, probably early 9th century; probably intended as a pendant. Description: A gold disc, struck with a design on both faces. Each face has a beaded border, originally very neatly placed around the edge, but in places now worn to a plain ridge. Within this is an imitation inscription mainly consisting of radial raised strokes, virtually all of which have raised dots at either end.  The centre of the design consists essentially of three horizontal rows of short vertical strokes on the obverse, and five …
Created on: Tuesday 11th October 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd March 2023
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Record ID: NLM-38861A
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Gold and garnet pendant. Small oval Anglo-Saxon pendant, gold and garnet, cross-hatched foil beneath. Declared Treasure. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 600-700 Length: 18.2mm, Width: 13.2mm, Thickness: 3.0mm, Weight: 1.99gms
Created on: Monday 22nd August 2022
Last updated: Monday 22nd August 2022
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Record ID: WILT-17362B
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete Early Early Medieval gold and garnet pendant, dating to c. AD 600-650. Drop-shaped in plan, comprising a dark red cabochon gemstone, probably a re-used Roman garnet (M. Henig, pers. comm.), set within a composite gold frame surrounded by a single strand of beaded wire with a serrated setting. At the top of the pendant is a suspension loop made from a strip of gold sheet decorated with four parallel ridges, bent into a loop and soldered onto the pendant's frame. The find is in fairly good condition, although one of the serrated teeth has been bent backwards, the garnet ha…
Created on: Friday 15th July 2022
Last updated: Friday 1st September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as ''Hullavington CP'', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NLM-BE64D7
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Gold domed pendant of sheet metal; described as bulla but an artefact of distinct type with corrugated suspension loop. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 600-700 Length: 16.8mm, Diameter: 13.8mm, Height (i.e. protrusion): 4.8mm, Weight: 1.26gms
Created on: Monday 11th July 2022
Last updated: Monday 11th July 2022
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Record ID: WAW-2AE687
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Description: An incomplete gold and silver alloy pendant with glass or stone setting and filigree decoration. The object is circular in plan and flat. A suspension loop with two longitudinal lines running down the middle has been soldered onto the upper edge and curves back on itself to attach to the back of the pendant. The edge of the pendant has a raised, twisted gold wire border. The decorative motif on the outer face of the pendant is a filigree cross formed of loosely plaited wire bordered with more tightly plaited wire on either side of each arm. The arms of the cross lead to a …
Created on: Monday 4th July 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd January 2024
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Record ID: BM-F1D4E7
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Gold and cloisonné garnet insect pendant with a suspension loop in the form of a biconical spacer bead. The pendant consists of a flaring bifurcated backplate cut with a triangular head which wraps around the back of the suspension bead which is soldered to it. The back-plate supports a single gold strip, soldered flush to its edges, whose ends form a poor butt join beneath the suspension loop. This frames the cloisonné cell-work which is made with thicker strips of gold sheet and laid out in a complex design which can be read …
Created on: Tuesday 7th June 2022
Last updated: Friday 2nd June 2023
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Record ID: NLM-DFFC64
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Gold pendant with plano-convex D-shaped stone. Length: 19.3mm, Height: 16mm, Thickness: 5.4mm
Created on: Monday 6th June 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2022
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Record ID: YORYM-927564
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published Find published
TREASURE CASE : 2022 T456. Description:  A complete Early-Medieval gold disc pendant with filigree decoration dating to the period c.AD 600 – 700. The pendant consists of a circular sheet of gold, with a slight bend approximately halfway across. In the centre is a raised circular boss of sheet gold approximately 5.1mm in diameter. The boss is bordered by a collar of three concentric filigree bands comprising a central band of beaded wire flanked by thinner strands of gold wire. Three arms extend at approximately even intervals from the central boss toward the edge of the…
Created on: Monday 9th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bishop Burton', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: WILT-CAC7DF
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete gold cross, of Post Medieval to Modern date. It is completely plain except for an incised marginal line which continues around the whole item. Each arm of the cross ends in a trefoil shape - bifurcated with a central lobe. The uppermost arm has an integral flat circular extension which is pierced and holds a split gold ring for attachment to a chain. There is a worn, indecipherable maker's mark near the lower end of the long arm Dimensions: length 27.34mm; width 16.9mm; 1.23mm thick; 0.81g in weight
Created on: Monday 28th February 2022
Last updated: Friday 10th February 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-80B505
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete, but slightly damaged, gold hemispherical bulla pendant. It is formed from two plain gold sheets, one shaped into a hollow dome and the other a flat disc comprising the back-plate. At the top is a grooved suspension loop. The back-plate is has sustained some damage and is torn in several places. Height: 18.21 mm Width: 14.85 mm Weight: 2.71 g Discussion: Sheet metal bullae pendants were worn on necklaces in combination with other beads or pendants during the seventh century. The most sumptuous example to survive from the period is the necklace from Desborough, Northamptons…
Created on: Friday 19th November 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 6th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hoby With Rotherby', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: YORYM-BE5928
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published Find published
TREASURE CASE : 2021 T832 Addendum to 2019 T784. A fragment of a gold disc pendant with inlaid white shell and red stone, probably garnet, of Early Medieval date, c. mid-6th to 7th century. The pendant fragment is formed of a sheet of gold, semi-circular in plan but originally circular when complete. The rounded edge of the plate is intact, but the remaining edges terminate in uneven breaks where the fragment has separated from the remainder of the pendant.  The upper surface of the gold sheet is decorated with extensive filigree ornament, comprising triple strands f…
Created on: Friday 29th October 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Skirpenbeck', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LVPL-68E714
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Treasure case 2021 T760 Description: A complete gold disc pendant with filigree decoration, dating to the Early Medieval period. The pendant is formed of a flat circular sheet of gold with a ribbed suspension loop affixed to one edge. The loop is formed of a sub-rectangular ribbed strip of gold rolled over from the front of the sheet to the reverse. A plain wire loop is secured along the edge and the reverse of the suspension loop. The face of the pendant is decorated with a central circular cell which is filled with a red stone, presumably a garnet. It is surrounded by an …
Created on: Wednesday 13th October 2021
Last updated: Monday 10th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Cave', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: SUR-4329F6
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published Find published
A Medieval gold and gem pendant dating to the late 12th-13th century. The frame is gold and sub rectangular, measuring 11.8mm by 11.0mm, with an oval opening in the back. The edge of the frame is 3.4 high and has inscribed letters +A+G+LA+ around the sides, beginning and ending with a small cross potent to either side of the suspension loop at the top. The suspension loop is 4.0mm wide and projects 4.5mm from the frame. It has zoomorphic features comprised of small circular eyes, moulded ears and a rounded snout with the loop itself formed from the op…
Created on: Friday 17th September 2021
Last updated: Friday 24th March 2023
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: SUSS-0ACAB6
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete early medieval gold disc pendant with filigree decoration and a central boss, dating to the seventh century. Just under half of the pendant survives, comprising one side of a circular disc of sheet gold, with a rim edged with a strand of gold beaded wire. At the original centre of the disc is a cabochon boss of shell or white paste with a central, circular aperture, the original setting now missing and the aperture filled with earth. The boss is set within a plain gold collet made from an upright strip, bound with a border of beaded wire at its base. Four rect…
Created on: Tuesday 14th September 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 25th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lenham', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NCL-FAA969
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Description: A gold composite pendant, with filigree decoration set with a glass ‘gem’, dating to the modern era  (after 1721). The pendant is circular, the upper face comprising an outer flat band (c.8mm wide, with an upstanding applied gold rim, 1.8mm thick) to which a perpendicular ‘upstanding’ band or collar of smaller diameter (c.31mm) has been soldered. A further flat circular plate, has been soldered atop this latter band, providing the surface on which the glass gem sits, held in place by a collet of gold filigree applied around the edge. Extendin…
Created on: Thursday 27th May 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 14th June 2023
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: LIN-FC4EF1
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete early medieval (7th century) gold pendant set with cabochon-cut gem, probably a garnet. The circular pendant comprises a dark, flat-topped gem, possibly a garnet, set within a gold frame. The frame is composite, made from a sheet gold back-plate to which has been attached an upright gold strip. The suspension loop is formed out of a reeded strip projection with regular ridges, integral to the backplate, the loop is complete and corrugated into four longitudinal grooves and five ridges, which run right along its length down to a pointed …
Created on: Wednesday 21st April 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Caistor', grid reference and parish protected.


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