File:Anglo Saxon Die for Pressblech foils (FindID 493755).jpg

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Anglo Saxon Die for Pressblech foils
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Durham County Council, Emma Morris, 2012-03-14 11:54:49
Title
Anglo Saxon Die for Pressblech foils
Description
English: A complete cast copper-alloy die of Early Anglo-Saxon date (late 6th-7th centuries AD). It is flat and triangular, and consists of a central panel surrounded by a border. The central panel is decorated in low relief with a double-strand interlace pattern. The border consists of a line of dots in between two relief lines. The border is interrupted by three flat undecorated circles, one at each point of the triangle. The metal is green and the object is in good condition. The reverse is undecorated. It weighs 3.1g and measures 25.46mm in length, 17.63mm at its widest point and 2.19mm.

Kevin Leahy kindly identified this object and writes 'It is Anglo-Saxon and of later sixth/seventh century date and it looks like a die for making Pressblech foils for use on three-rivet triangular buckle plates. The best parallel is an example from the Isle of Wight, IOW-3AB946, which has a more elaborate decoration but is basically similar.' Also see HAMP-BAA204.

Depicted place (County of findspot) North Yorkshire
Date between 575 and 650
Accession number
FindID: 493755
Old ref: DUR-0850C3
Filename: DUR-0850C3.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/374011
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/374011/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/493755
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Object location54° 29′ 20.4″ N, 1° 45′ 38.09″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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