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Description: | A selction of three pieces of hacksilber and two further fragments of white metal. Each was acquired independantly from a dealer prior to 1996.Five pieces of cut or hacked white metal, two of which are silver, with two possible silver-alloy pieces. One item is definitely not silver.1. Silver. A potentially diagnostic piece, probably cut from a silver vessel or dress accessory. The object is flat and subrectangular with abraded uneven edges. One surface is decorated with incised and stamped designs consisting of panels of waves with their peaks scrolled. Only two of these panels are visible on the fragment. The reverse is undecorated. Decoration probably dates this fragment to the Early Medieval period.Length: 26.54mm. Width: 14.16mm. Thickness: 2.91mm. Weight: 5.4g.2. Silver. A fragment or portion of a silver ingot, oblong and globular in shape, with one cut surface. Sub-triangular in section.Length: 13.94mm. Width: 12.26mm. Thickness: 8.49mm. Weight: 6.9g.3. Silver alloy. The object appears to be the cut base corner of a pyramid-shaped object, perhaps a mount.Length: 12.39mm. Width: 9.23mm. Thickness: 9.01mm. Weight: 4.8g.4. Base silver alloy, mixed with copper? The object is sub-rectangular in plan, section, and profile. Both ends are broken and abraded. Its light weight, relative to its size suggests very low silver content. Length: 19.42mm. Width: 8.10mm. Thickness: 4.44mm. Weight: 3.2g.5. White metal, possibly tin. The object is sub-rectangular in plan, section, and profile, with a slight tapering effect toward one end. One face appears to be a break, offering a section-view of the object. Its light weight, relative to its size and general texture and appearance suggest that there is no silver content.Length: 14.43mm. Width: 4.48mm. Thickness: 4.28mm. Weight: 1.3g.
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