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Description: | Treasure case 2005 T303: Kent
Two joining fragments of corrugated gold sheet, seemingly originally of tubular form, now crushed.
The form, style and overall appearance of the fragments do not correspond to any known ancient type, and scientific analysis of the body metal and soldered seam confirm the curatorial view that the sheet is part of an object of recent date, probably manufactured within the last hundred years or so.
Date: 19th or 20th century.
Dimensions: Total length of two joining frags. 61 mm.
Weight: Total, 5.69 g.
Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of the two fragments indicated approximate gold contents of 75% for both pieces.
In view of their date the fragments do not qualify as Treasure.
Ralph Jackson
Dept. of Prehistory and Europe
British Museum
21st October 2005 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Barton, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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