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Description: | A slightly distorted silver pendant leaf-shaped object. The centre of the 'leaf' has an incised, inverted fleur de lis design inside a single line border. An incised line also runs round the hole through the loop. The reverse is undecorated. A 47mm length of square sectioned silver wire passes through the loop and is crimped together for 8mm and then spread apart.Discussion:It is assumed that the wire passes through a textile or leather allowing the 'leaf' to hang like a loose spangle. No parallels for this object have been found so far so dating is uncertain. However it can be compared to an item from the Chellaston area, Derbyshire (2012 T251; PAS ID- DENO-C56C01) as a decorative item of silver sheet.In terms of age and as the object contains more than the minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
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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