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Treasure2004Cover 10/1/07 12:47 Page 1 T r easur e Ann ual R epor Treasure Annual Report 2004 t 2004 2-4 Cockspur Street London SW1Y 5DH www.culture.gov.uk Treasure2004Cover 10/1/07 12:47 Page 2 Our aim is to improve the quality of life for all through cultural and sporting activities, support the pursuit of excellence, and champion the tourism, creative and leisure industries. We can also provide documents to meet the specific requirements of people with disabilities. Please call 020 7211 6200 or email [email protected] Department for Culture, Media and Sport Printed in the UK on recycled paper ©Crown Copyright January 2007/pp 938 TREASURE ACT 1996 Presented to Parliament pursuant to section 12 of the Treasure Act 1996 Treasure Annual Report 2004 1 January – 31 December 2004 Treasure Annual Report 2004 Contents 1 Contents Foreword ......................................................................................3 E. Medieval.................................................................................94 Introduction ...............................................................................5 (i) Brooches......................................................................94 (ii) Chapes.......................................................................101 List of contributors.................................................................8 (iii) Finger-rings ..............................................................101 Tables ..........................................................................................11 (iv) Mounts ......................................................................114 Distribution maps of Treasure cases ...........................16 (v) Pendants ...................................................................114 (vi) Spoons.......................................................................116 Catalogue (vii) Other objects..........................................................116 England F. Post-medieval.....................................................................118 1. Artefacts (i) Badges .......................................................................118 (ii) Buttons......................................................................118 A. Bronze Age............................................................................20 (iii) Bodkins......................................................................121 (i) Gold artefacts ...........................................................20 (iv) Buckles ......................................................................123 (ii) Multiple deposits......................................................25 (v) Dress fittings...........................................................124 B. Iron Age ..................................................................................47 (vi) Dress-hooks.............................................................125 C. Roman ....................................................................................49 (vii) Dress-pins.................................................................132 (i) Finger-rings.................................................................49 (viii) Finger-rings ..............................................................135 (ii) Jewellery......................................................................54 (ix) Pendants ...................................................................141 (iii) Grave assemblages..................................................57 (x) Seal Matrices...........................................................142 (iv) Spoons..........................................................................59 (xi) Spoons.......................................................................144 (v) Other objects ............................................................60 (xii) Thimbles ..................................................................145 (xiii) Other objects..........................................................147 D. Early Medieval .....................................................................62 (i) Armrings and bracelets..........................................62 G. 18th-20th centuries.......................................................150 (ii) Brooches......................................................................64 (i) Finger-rings ..............................................................150 (iii) Finger-rings.................................................................67 (ii) Other objects..........................................................156 (iv) Grave assemblages..................................................68 H. Undiagnostic.....................................................................160 (v) Hooked-tags ..............................................................72 (i) Unassigned ..............................................................160 (vi) Ingots............................................................................74 (ii) Undated....................................................................164 (vii) Mounts and fittings ................................................76 (viii) Pendants......................................................................79 2. Coin finds (ix) Pins ...............................................................................84 A. Iron Age ...................................................................168 (x) Strap-ends ..................................................................86 B. Roman .......................................................................171 (xi) Other objects ............................................................89 C. Early Medieval ........................................................184 D. Medieval ...................................................................185 E. Post-medieval.........................................................189 2 Contents Northern Ireland 1. Artefacts ..............................................................................196 Wales 1. Artefacts A. Bronze Age .........................................................................198 B. Roman..................................................................................201 C. Early Medieval...................................................................202 D. Medieval..............................................................................204 (i) Brooches...................................................................204 (ii) Finger-rings ..............................................................205 (ii) Other objects..........................................................205 E. Post-medieval ....................................................................206 (i) Finger-rings ..............................................................206 (ii) Dress-hook...............................................................207 F. 18th-20th centuries.........................................................208 References .............................................................................209 Valuations..............................................................................214 Index.........................................................................................218 Illustrations...........................................................................227 Note: all objects (other than Bronze Age hoards and coins) are illustrated at approximately twice life-size, except where otherwise stated. All images are (c) Trustees of the British Museum except for the following: Colchester Museums Service (22, 37); Dorset County Council (367); Epping Forest District Museum (465); Isle of Wight Council (16, 88.6, 141, 232, 301, 397, 421.1); Kent County Council (24); Lincolnshire County Council (332); Museum of London (480); Museum of Ulster (483, 484); National Museum of Wales (485 – 502); NAU Archaeology (135, 180, 240); Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service (18, 28, 44, 50, 51, 67, 69, 86, 98, 99, 110, 156, 181, 204, 205, 217, 221, 224, 255, 260, 296, 303, 327, 355); West Berkshire Heritage Service (261); Oxford Archaeology (64); Oxford Archaeology North (90); Preconstruct Archaeology (65); Somerset County Museums Service (85.1, 329); Suffolk County Council Archaeology Service (30, 31, 446); Warwickshire Museum (170); Winchester Museums Service (187, 199, 266, 349). Treasure Annual Report 2004 Foreword 3 Foreword This is the seventh Annual Report to Parliament on the operation of the Treasure Act 1996. Like its predecessors, it lists all the finds that were reported as potential Treasure to the British Museum, the National Museums & Galleries of Wales and the Environment and Heritage Service, Northern Ireland. This Report contains details of 506 new cases reported during 2004. Of these cases, 231 new Treasure finds have been, or are being, acquired by Museums across the country, while 206 have been disclaimed, 67 were deemed not to be Treasure and two cases are still to be determined. The number of finds being reported as Treasure continues to increase rapidly: in 2001 there were 214 cases, while in 2004 the total stood at 506. This is largely due to the expansion of the Portable Antiquities Scheme in 2003, when 21 new Finds Liaison Officers were appointed across the country. Finds Liaison Officers play a crucial role in the effective operation of the Treasure Act, encouraging finders to report their finds and guiding them through the Treasure process. Since this point, there has been, on