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Description: | Medieval silver annular brooch. Treasure case: 2007 T586.
Extract from Treasure report:
Description:
A complete silver medieval annular brooch. The frame is slightly oval in shape and undecorated with a D-shaped cross-section with a flat inner side. It measures 21.9mm in length and 20.7mm in width externally, and 1.3mm in thickness. The frame is slightly wider, 2.0mm, by the pin constriction than by the pin rest, 1.6mm. The frame has both a pin constriction, 2.7mm long, and a pin rest opposite. The pin rest is 5.2mm long and covers half the width of the frame, it is worn where the pin has moved against it.
There is a complete silver pin in situ, which is attached to the frame via an open loop. The pin has a D shaped section, tapers towards the blunt tip and has a marked indent, possibly due to wear, 7.6mm from the loop; it is otherwise undecorated. The pin is 22.1mm in length and 2.1mm in width. The tip of the pin has been cut at a 45?? angle on the back so it sits neatly on the pin rest, often a feature of early 14th century brooches.
Dimensions: 2.85grams . Diameter = 21.9mm, width = 2.0 mm, thickness = 1.3mm
Discussion: This type of silver brooch is of a type that is frequently reported as Treasure, under the Treasure Act 1996. A similar brooch can be seen in Treasure Annual Report 2004, pp96, No. 149 (2004 T385). Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Report by:
Laura Burnett
Finds Liaison Officer ?? Sussex
October 2006 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burnett, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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