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Description: | Early medieval brooch; cast copper alloy disc brooch of early Saxon date with stamped decoration. This brooch dates from the 5th or 6th century; porbably c.450-550 AD. The brooch has a flat, circular disc with the remains of the lug to hold the hinge for the pin and the catchplate on the reverse. The front is decorated with a central hole surrounded by a ring, then a blank area then three rings close together, the inner slightly broader than the others. Outside these is a circle of 8 small ring and dot marks, each with two rings; some of the dots have gone completely thought the disk. Outside these are three further rings cloe together, the inner two broader than the outer. The outer edge is slightly damaged but the disc is in good condition, it is slightly thinned towards the edges. Such brooches are often tinned and there appear to be small traces of tinning around the central hole
MacGregor and Bolick??s illustrate disc brooches with a wide range of ring and dot decoration, their No.4.55 on page 66 appears most similar to this example. They suggest the decoration was made by scribing or stamping after casting and thus each brooch or pair of brooches could have unique decoration (page 57). Measures 33.60mm in diameter and 1.60mm thick; weight 7.97gms. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Taylor, Jeff | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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