File:2005 T501, silver bodkin from near Folkingham, Lincolnshire (FindID 215500).jpg

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2005 T501, silver bodkin from near Folkingham, Lincolnshire
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2005 T501, silver bodkin from near Folkingham, Lincolnshire
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English: Silver bodkin from near Folkingham, Lincolnshire

Date of discovery: 9/2005

Dimensions: 127mm x 4mm x 2mm. Weight: 10.24g

Date: Post-Medieval: 17th Century

Description: Incomplete silver bodkin. The bodkin is lozenge shaped in cross-section, tapers to a point and has a longitudinal rectangular eye at the blunt end measuring 11mm by 1mm. The bodkin is highly decorated on both sides with the same designs, having an engraved rosette above and below the eye. The shank below has an engraved ornament of foliate decoration and an elongated 'V' along the length of the pin. The blunt end is broken. One side is engraved with the owners initials HB, and the other side is stamped with the makers mark, G over W. Another bodkin with the same makers mark was discovered at Langley Burrell, Wiltshire (Treasure Annual Report 1998 - 1999, T233).

The bodkin fulfils the Treasure Act (1996) in that it is more than 300 years old and has a precious metal content exceeding 10%.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date POST MEDIEVAL
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FindID: 215500
Old ref: PAS-5F4417
Filename: 2005 T501.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/215988
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/215988/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/215500
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