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The hoard was probably contained in a pedestal footed Colour Coated Ware vessel. Only parts of the lower body and foot of this vessel were recovered.
Cochlearia type with incised linear decoration. Pear-shaped bowl with a simple scroll offset and plain tapered handle, incised above the scroll with an angled linear hash decoration and double line band. Weight 24.8g; length 200mm (handle length 133mm; bowl length 68mm; bowl width 30mm).
Cochlearia type with bent handle. A pear-shaped bowl with a simple scroll offset and plain tapered handle with decorative indentation above the scroll. The handle is unfortunately bent, although this is likely to have been the case when it was deposited. Damage to the left side of the lower handle and bowl rim took place at the time of recovery. Weight 20.33g; length 1 72mm (estimated length of handle 133mm; length of handle to bend 1 1 0mm; bowl length 66mm; bowl width 30mm).
Cochlearia type with linear banded decoration. An oval bowl with a 'rat-tail' beneath. The offset is a scroll, the handle is plain and tapered with linear banding above the scroll. The bowl is incomplete on the left side, the remainder of which is slightly misshapen. Weight 1 8.01g; length 176mm (handle length 124mm; bowl length 52mm; bowl width 30mm).
Damaged silver finger ring with intaglio mounting. The hoop is plain, D-shaped in section and has suffered considerable damage, having been cut in half and twisted out of shape. Attached to the hoop is a rectangular bezel with rounded comer and gently tapering shoulders, also in silver. The bezel carries a motif or intaglio, in counter relief of two people with wild hair / Roman helmets facing one another. Weight 6. 82g; max. width of hoop 7.5mm; bezel (rectangular) 10.4 x 9.6mm.
silver intaglio finger ring with the intaglio now missing. The hoop is plain and D-shaped in section, tapering away from the bezel in both thickness and width. The missing oval intaglio would have been cut to fit almost flush with the hoop. Weight 4.4g; max. width of hoop 8mm; internal 15.2mm x 12.8mm; bezel (oval) 8.6mm x 10.7mm.
silver finger ring with cast glass gem. The hoop is rectangular in section, flattening and fanning out as it makes its way toward the bezel. The bases of the fan sections are decorated with three double vertical bands and a terminal circle on each edge, where it joins the bezel. The bezel, which is now separate from the hoop, contains a cast blue glass gem. It is cylindrical in shape with a flange decorated with radiating lines projecting outward from it. Both the upper and lower parts of the bezel are damaged. Weight 7.48g; max. width of hoop 14.7mm; internal 1 7 x 2 1 .0mm; bezel (circular) 1 9.5mm.
Gold finger ring with green gemstone. The hoop consists of three conjoined pieces of gold wire, two plain and one beaded, the former each forming a swirl around a gold globule at the shoulder of the bezel (one now missing). The bezel is a raised rectangular box setting and is surrounded by a liner decorated flange. The green gemstone contained within the bezel is slightly out of true and the ring hoop is slightly bent. Weight 4.58g; max. width of hoop 2.2mm; internal 1 6.3mm x 14.4mm; bezel (rectangular) 13.2mm x 10.9mm.
gold finger ring with spiral filigree decoration. The hoop is a thin band of gold sheet, bordered on each side by twisted wire. The shoulders have neat, elaborate spirals in gold wire with central gold globules, some now missing on one side and some unsupported by the backing. Surrounding the empty rectangular bezel is a roped flange. See Thetford treasure ring 10 for filigree design. Weight 3.97g; max. width of hoop 4. 1mm; internal 1 7.5g x 17.6mm; bezel (rectangular) 1 1 .5mm x 1 3 .2mm.
A silver / silver alloy ring or mount (function uncertain). A plain band with sheared edges and remnants of a triangular decoration on part of its surface in another metal? Weight 0.78g; max. width of hoop 4.8mm; internal 1 4mm x 13.8mm.
Plain oval silver ring or mount (function uncertain). Weight 0.26g; max. width of hoop 0.9mm; internal 13.2mm x 11.7mm.
Silver ring with raised cup decoration on one side. Probably a flange from a finger ring bezel. It is damaged, having been broken across the hoop. Weight 0.76g; max. width of hoop 1.7mm; internal 16mm x 15.1mm.
Fragments: a) Silver hook perforated and decorated with zig-zagging lines. The curl at the end of the hook bends back on itself. Weight 1.32g; length 26.8mm; width 10mm. b) Part of silver hook perforated and decorated as for ( a), however, the hook is missing and the perforation is at 90° to that found on the former. Weight 1.11g; length 16.9mm; width 5.6mm. c) Piece of gold wire with a small fragment of flat gold wire attached to it. Weight 1.34g; length 47.2mm.
Record created by J. Mairat. IARCH dataset, AHRC funded University of Leicester and British Museum project. Imported and edited by M. Spoerri (June 2019 / Nov. 2024). Updated by C. Gazdac (June 2025).
