Find Spot record MLI84898 - Medieval silver object, North Ormsby
Summary
Medieval silver object
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1199 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 44951
Metal detecting on land at North Ormsby found an object comprised of silver with gold inlay, and interpreted as a finial. The exact find location is unknown, with only a four figure grid reference available (TF 28 93). The object is cube-shaped silver with slightly rounded facets, four of which are decorated with circles inlaid with gold and carrying a four point design drawn in niello. Within the spandrel formed by the meeting of each of these circles is placed another, smaller circle in relief. This decoration might indicate the top of the object. The top facet has gold inlay, whilst the bottom has no decoration, merely evidence of a break where it has been wrenched from the object to which it was originally attached. The finial dates to the twelfth century. {1}
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SLI8832 Correspondence: Coroners Office. 2002. Casual find from land at North Ormsby. North Ormsby. North Ormsby.
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Location
| Grid reference | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH ORMSBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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