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Description: | Treasure case 2008 T329 - declared not Treasure
Rod shaped gold ingot with a circular section. One end is complete, flat and has a very slightly splayed rim. The other has been broken by hammering a dent and then breaking across the thinnest place. The break is rough and shows there are numerous air pockets within the ingot. It is 42mm long, 7mm in diameter and weighs 16.37 grams.
Treasure report:
Description:
Cylindrical gold ingot, flattened at one end.
Dimensions: Length: 42mm; Width: 7 mm; Weight: 16.37g.
Metal content ??surface??: 81% gold, 16% silver, the remainder being copper.
Discussion:
Ingots approximating this form have been discovered dating to the Bronze and Iron Ages. Non-destructive analysis of the surface metal content of the bar shows the gold content of the ingot is 81%. This roughly approximates to 19 or 20 carats. This gold content is a little high for Bronze Age ingots but is not unknown for the Iron Age. This form of ingot was not used in the Roman period and the gold content is too low.
It is therefore possible that this ingot dates to the Iron Age but we cannot be certain.
Conclusion:
The bar is over 80% gold so qualifies as treasure in this respect. Based on the form of the ingot and the gold content it could date to the Iron Age but it is impossible to be certain as there were no associated finds. It is therefore impossible to be certain that this object is over 300 years old and as such it falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996.
Jody Joy,
Curator of Iron Age Collections,
British Museum
28th August 2008 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burnett, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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