Treasure case 2005 T544, Iron Age gold wire from 'Gayton Area', Norfolk
Photographer
The British Museum, Caroline Barton, 2010-09-28 10:12:54
Title
Treasure case 2005 T544, Iron Age gold wire from 'Gayton Area', Norfolk
Description
English: A piece of gold wire made from four strands twisted.
The wire was made from 4 smaller wires (diameter c. 2.4 mm) twisted together in a clockwise spiral giving an overall diameter for the twisted wire of 5 mm. The wire piece weighs 7.24g and is 20mm long (unstraightened). The fragment appears to have been cut from a larger piece of wire at one end, although the other end appears to be a break. Analysis shows these wires are made of over 80% gold.
Depicted place
(County of findspot) Norfolk
Date
between 800 BC and 43
Accession number
FindID: 205262 Old ref: NMS-35C242 Filename: AN00163914_001.JPG
Credit line
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
Attribution: The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
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