Information for record number MWA9964:
Gold Foil item found in Nether Whitacre.

Summary Gold foil item, probably from the Migration period found in Nether Whitacre.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Migration (410 AD - 800 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nether Whitacre
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 22 93
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A stamped gold foil was found by a metal detectorist c. 4" below ground. It is circular and one edge is torn and damaged. The border is decorated by small punch marks. The main design consists of a cross dividing into three portions with detail in each section. The item is creased. Likely to be Anglo-Saxon.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Treasure Act 1996
Author/originator: Bolton, A.
Date: 1999
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Glossary

 
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Description  
monument BORDER * A strip of ground forming a fringe to a garden. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. back

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