artefact

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Object Type: artefact
Museum number: 1994,0408.415
Description: Box containing a small rim fragment in bronze, conceivably ancient, an amorphous scrap of iron and a small piece of stamped-out decorative metal plated in white metal, of recent date.
Cultures/periods: Romano-British
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Hoxne (parish), Surface finds from the south side. From context Hoxne 019. (Hoxne hoard)
Materials: copper alloy; iron; white metal
Curator's comments: Objects found during re-examination of the site in 1994.
Bibliographic references: Johns 2010 / The Hoxne Late Roman Treasure: Gold Jewellery and Silver Plate (p. 258)
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name: Treasure Trove: HM Treasury
Funder name: With contribution from: Art Fund (as NACF); With contribution from: National Heritage Memorial Fund; With contribution from: British Museum Friends (as British Museum Society)
Acquisition date: 1994
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1994,0408.415
Additional IDs: Treasure/PAS number: T304 (Treasure number)

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