Summary

Fragment of undecorated hacksilver with a slightly curved profile, possibly from the body of a bangle, from Norrie's Law, Fife, 500 - 700 AD

Accession Number

X.FC 121

Other references

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 21.05.2015, note: Fragment of undecorated hacksilver with a slightly curved profile (now largely flattened), possibly from the body of a bangle. Parts of two original edges define the width. The length is defined by one bent and uneven end. The other is shortened by the missing corner of the fragment; these edges look straight but appear broken rather than cut under magnification.

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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