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Description: | Description: One and a half silver 'cigar' shaped ingots, of Early Medieval dating (c. 800 AD to c. 1000 AD).The complete ingot is sub rectangular in plan (cigar), with a triangular section. The upper surface is smooth, whereas the lower sides are pitted, as a result from casting in an open mould of sand or stone. The incomplete ingot is of a similar sub rectangular shape, but it exhibits an old predepositional break across the width of the ingot. Like the complete ingot, the upper surface is smooth, and the lower surfaces are pitted.Dimensions:The complete ingot measures 71.00 mm in length, 12.97 mm wide and 10.42 mm thick. It weighs 48.6 g. The incomplete ingot measures 40.12 mm in length, 12.34 mm wide and 7.18 mm thick. It weighs 21.3 g. Together both ingots weigh 70.0 g.Discussion: The form of these ingots are typical of ingots of the Viking period found in Scandinavia and on the Continent, as well as in the British Isles, dating here mainly from the late 9th/10th century. Parallels can be found, for instance, in the well-known Viking silver hoard from Cuerdale, Lancashire, which was deposited around 905-910. Two similar ingots have been recorded from a similar area as these examples, WMID-0b3FC7 and WMID-F6EEF0.
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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