As part of the Treasure process in the UK, artefacts found by metal detectorists that happen to be of a high percentage precious metal, need to go through a process of identification and classification. Join curator, Rachel King as she investigates the clues found on this spectacular gold pendant to shed some light on when it was made, by whom and for whom.
Chapters
- 00:00 Introduction
- 02:00 A Quick Aside – Terminus dates
- 02:45 Investigating the clues on the front
- 03:48 The clues on the back
- 04:39 Dating the materials
- 05:00 The Gold Standard
- 06:06 Enamel decoration
- 07:47 The Tudor Curb chain
- 09:55 Johann Froben
- 11:46 Jousting at Greenwich
- 13:20 Who could afford such an artefact?