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Viking (Ascribed culture)
A rounded ingot terminal cut from an ingot of rectangular cross-section, of worked gold. Where the terminal has been cut from the rest of the bar there is also another cut (1-2mm deep) which is a missed strike or similar.
History note: Bought for £200
Method of acquisition: Bought (2008-11-24) by Taylor, Geoffrey
Early Medieval
800
-
999
Worked gold
Object
composed of
gold
Weight 4.97 g
Whole Object
Height 4 mm
Length 6.5 mm
Width 15 mm
Accession number: CM.1800-2008
Primary reference Number: 183674
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Coins and Medals
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Ingot fragment" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/183674 Accessed: 2024-12-23 14:07:02
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University of Cambridge}}
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