NMS Archaeology Object 132705: X.FC 107 - Hacksilver fragment
Description
Summary
Undecorated hacksilver sheet fragment, one edge folded neatly along its length, from Norrie's Law, Fife, 500 - 700 AD
Accession Number
X.FC 107
Other references
Not recorded | 1864 |
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Original description
PERSONAL ORNAMENTS, &C. Small fragments, clippings, etc. Norrie's Law, near Largo, Fifeshire.[MoS description] Melting rocks, forging metal. Moving metal, recycling metal. Recycling Roman silver. (11) Chopped up silver, Norrie's Law. 500 - 700 AD. Alice Blackwell note, 21.04.2015: Undecorated silver sheet fragment, one edge folded neatly along its length. Two other partial folds lengthways along the fragment are visible in metal stress and a small tear at on edge. Alice Blackwell note, 15.09.2015: This is one of 13 fragments sampled by NMS Collections Science for analysis by PIXE in 2009.
Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)
Durham, James, General, 1754 - 1840
Buist, George, 1805 - 1860
Discovery / field collection
Date of discovery
1819
Method (e.g. excavation)
Chance discovery
Place (i.e. location of discovery)
Norrie's Law, Largo, Fife, Scotland, Northern Europe
Grid reference
Not recorded
Acquisition
Acquisition date
1864
Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)
Mrs Dundas Durham
Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)
Donor
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Identifiers and Links to Other Records
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Identifier / External Link | Linked Record | Status | Comment |
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Canmore Site Id: 32527 | NORRIE'S LAW - LARGO - CAIRN (PERIOD UNASSIGNED), HOARD (SILVER)(PICTISH) | Definite | |
NMS Accession Number: X.FC 107 | No linked record | Identifier supplied by NMS |
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