5701
Accession Number
14843
Title Of Article Chaper
Vaertojsspor/ pa sporet at vaerktoj. Identifikation og dokumentation af vaerktojsspor, - belyst ved punselornamenterede genstande fra Sejlflod
Title Of Journal Book
KUML
Pages
168-180
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
During excavation at Sejflod near Tofthoj a very rich woman's grave was found in the summer of 1979. Among the contents were a sheet-silver fibula and two delta-shaped pendants. The grave is dated to the Early Germanic Iron Age. Identification and comparison showed that 11 different punches had been used on the three silver ornaments. By making silicone-rubber impressions of the surfaces of the ornamented objects, and then documenting the tool traces, both optically and by scanning microphotographs, it was possible to identify the microstructure of the 11 different punches which had been used in decorating the three sheet-silver objects in the grave. The appearance of the punches is documented with SEM photographs. It is noteworthy that three different punches occur on all three of the investigated objects. The sheet- silver fibula and the two pendants were thus produced with the same set of tools, and there is good reason to conclude that all three were made by the same person. The method of analysis described could, if systematically used, give new and better possibilities of evaluating the interdependence of our ornamented objects from prehistoric times.
Keywords
metal;tools;analysis;digs
pub_id
5701