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Description: | A fragment of silver rod, probably Early Medieval Viking hack-silver. The find consists of a short length of a curved silver rod of kite-shaped section (deltoid) that has been cut obliquely across both ends; with a single cut at one end and two cuts at opposing angles at the other end giving the rod a pointed end. The rod is 12.32mm long, 5.95mm wide and 5.7mm thick. It weighs 1.92g.A date in the Viking period is suggested, about the late 9th - 11th century. The fragment would therefore qualify as Treasure under two of the stipulated criteria of the Treasure Act: it is more than 300 years old and the precious metal content exceeds 10%.Compare SWYOR-058F91 (2009 T209) which is an oval ingot from the same site.
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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