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Description: | Treasure Number: 2011 T253 Colchester District, Esse: Dress fitting Date of Discovery: 13/4/11Circumstances of discovery: whilst metal detectingPeriod: 16th centuryDescription: post-medieval silver dress fitting cast in one plane. It is sub-triangular in shape. At the top end there is a rectangular loop. The two closest angles to this have one loop each radiating from them. The furthest angle has three loops radiating from it. The centre is raised with a heart shaped design. The reverse is plain, following the contours of the heart shaped design on the front.Dimensions: Length: 26.59mm Width: 20.62mm Weight: 2.5gDiscussion: There is a similar example from Tendring area, Essex (PAS ref: ESS-A3D517, 2008 T236) Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.Report by: Janina Parol Assistant Treasure Registrar British Museum
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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