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Orb from Wigber Low
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Orb from Wigber Low
Dimensions : Diameter 3.1cm.
Site name : Wigber Low
Site type : Burial site
Time period : Anglo-Saxon
Material : Stone
Object type : Grave goods; Personal item
Museum number : 1996.716.2
This rock crystal amulet was found at Wigber Low. Other examples are usually suspended, using a silver chain. This example has no sign of any suspension. However, there is a V-shaped hole in one surface with traces of chipping around its rim. This may be all that now remains of the suspension.
The range of other finds from this grave are similar to those from the other Anglo-Saxon period burials in the cairn. These include a spearhead and knife, the fragmentary remains of a pottery vessel and the metal fittings of a wooden box. From these finds, we can say that this burial is also of 7th century date.
Bibliography :
Jones, H. E. , 1997
Youngs, S. M., Clark, J., Gaimster, D. R. M. and Barry, T. , 1988
Glossary:
Amulet
Anglo-Saxon
Cairn
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