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Thanks All

I have had quite a few responses and will get back to you all in the next few days,

Very best

Jack



On Thu, 4 Nov 2021 at 16:58, William Hawkes <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
That would be very useful David, thank you! 
Bill 

William Hawkes-Reynolds
Fine Metals Conservator, Jeweller/Gemologist.
Chelsea, London
M.A. - F.N.A.G. - P.J.Dip. - P.J.Gem.Dip.

Phone: +44 (0) 7766 545755

On 4 Nov 2021, at 15:46, DAVID SCOTT <[log in to unmask]> wrote:



On Thursday, November 4, 2021, DAVID SCOTT <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi William and others

You might be interested in my Instagram site. Davidscottmetals where some aspects of metallography are illustrated. I have 850 followers including many metallurgical folk from around the globe. All the best. David

On Thursday, November 4, 2021, William Hawkes <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi Jack, I’d be very interested! Could feed into my PhD for sure! 
Bill 


William Hawkes-Reynolds
Fine Metals Conservator, Jeweller/Gemologist.
Chelsea, London
M.A. - F.N.A.G. - P.J.Dip. - P.J.Gem.Dip.

Phone: +44 (0) 7766 545755

On 4 Nov 2021, at 15:18, Jack Ogden <[log in to unmask]> wrote:


Dear all,

As some of you know I have been caught up with ancient gold for 50 years now and over that time have assembled a great number of ancient gold fragments. They are mostly Hellenistic and Roman, but of all periods (not always identifiable). I got them because things were different back then, For example, I bought approx 0.5 kg of gold fragments from a guy of Turkish extraction in the 1980s that he had bought out of jewellers scrap boxes around Turkey over the previous few decades - he was a specialist in ancient weights and had a good eye for ancient! I paid 10% over scrap price. 

Anyway. it strikes me that there might be a student or two who would like to get their hands on a broken bit of Roman earring or whatever, with things like sheet, wire, grains, solder seams, etc - that they can slice up or do what they wish to. 

I realise this stuff is unprovenanced and almost undoubtedly originally the result of clandestine digging. A crime yes, by modern standards, but to ignore any scientific information or experience that can be dragged out of this stuff really does compound the crime. 

Anyway, if you know of, say Doctoral students, or others, let me know - direct email.  Sending out of the UK might be a problem, but I think worthless samples for scientific study should be ok... 

And they are small fragments - not bits of jewellery you can give your grandmother for her birthday.

Very best

Jack

Dr Jack Ogden FSA FGA
Jewellery Historian
Visiting Professor in Ancient Jewellery Materials & Technology 
School of Jewellery, Faculty of Arts, Design and Media, BCU.
Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Arts Scholars  

T: +44 777 47 85865



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