File:Bronze Age Personal Ornament (Probably) (FindID 146547).jpg
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[edit]Bronze Age Personal Ornament (Probably) | |||
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Somerset County Council, Naomi Payne, 2006-10-18 15:33:42 |
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Title |
Bronze Age Personal Ornament (Probably) |
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Description |
English: A small fragment of gold strip tapering to a tongue-shaped terminal, where it has been pierced, slightly off-centre. The piercing has been carried out from the slightly less dull side. The piece is very weathered, and there is some cracking across the width where it seems to have been folded. Surviving length 38.5mm; maximum surviving width 10.5mm; thickness less than 0.5mm; weight 1.63 grams. Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface indicated a gold content of 84-87 %, silver content of 10-13 %, the remainder being copper. The fragment is part of a larger piece, which while not crescentic probably had some curvature. Presumably the perforation, which could have been repeated at the other end, was either for suspension or for attachment to clothing. It is not an established British Bronze Age type but the form and metal composition are in keeping with such a date. It may be compared with the possible Bronze Age pendant from Charminster, Dorset (Treasure case 2006 T380). The piece is in any case almost certainly more than 300 years old and has a high precious metal content, and is therefore eligible as Treasure (Gillian Varndell, British Museum, 29.11.2006). |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Dorset | ||
Date | between 2150 BC and 800 BC | ||
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FindID: 146547 Old ref: SOMDOR-635644 Filename: 635644.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/117226 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/117226/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/146547 |
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current | 03:10, 29 January 2017 | 2,380 × 1,800 (1.84 MB) | Fæ (talk | contribs) | Portable Antiquities Scheme, SOM, FindID: 146547, bronze age, page 372, batch count 5634 |
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File change date and time | 15:16, 18 October 2006 |
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