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Description: | Rectangular folded gold sheet with two rivet holes and a raised central rib, and another scrap of folded gold sheet held inside. The outer sheet is possibly an Anglo Saxon pendant suspension loop, intended for re-use. Length 13.08mm, width 10.34mm, thickness 4.20mm, weight 1.80g. British Museum Curator Report (Angela Care Evans, Curator, Anglo-Saxon Collections): "Date: ?Seventh century Description: Folded strip of gold sheet enclosing a crumpled gold fragment. The strip has a central rib and is pierced by two holes of a suitable diameter to hold rivets and a third pin hole. Neither rivet hole has been widened by the insertion of a rivet. Both ends of the strip are damaged as though broken across a fold Discussion: It is possible that the strip is the remains of a pendant loop, although generally these are soldered to the parent object, not riveted. However, the presence of a crumpled gold fragment folded into the strip and the fact that both rivet holes are unused and the ends of the strip are damaged could suggest that this is workshop scrap for reuse. Dimensions: Length; 13.08mm; width; 10.34 mm; weight: 1.80g: Disposition: Undiagnostic, recommend disclaiming" | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 600
700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Rachel Atherton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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