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Weight: CM.17-1996

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 32 (Rothschild)

Maker(s)

Viking (Ascribed culture)

Entities

Description

A copper-alloy Polyhedral weight with four dots and a punched border on the square faces.

Notes

History note: Found at Torksey, Lincs., 1995.

Find spot

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1996-01-22) by Abramson, A. I. J.

Dating

Early Medieval
850 CE - 950 CE

Components of the work

Object composed of copper alloy Weight 2.59 g

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Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.17-1996
Primary reference Number: 183738
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 10 December 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

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