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Description: | An Early Medieval (late Anglo-Saxon) - Medieval copper alloy enamel cloisonn?? disk brooch (10th ?? 11th century). The brooch is constructed from a base-plate of copper alloy sheet with twelve equidistant rounded projections onto this base plate a copper alloy collar has been soldered and set into the collar is the cloisonn?? enamel pattern. The pattern is marked out by copper alloy cells and comprises six contiguous semi-circular cells round its perimeter (inlaid with blue enamel), leaving a six-pointed star in the centre (inlaid with yellow enamel); in the centre of the star is a circular cell (inlaid with red enamel). Four of the projecting lobes are larger and eight are smaller; the four larger lobes are arranged at the cardinal points. On each of the lobes a small collar of copper strip is soldered, this secures a sphere of opaque white glass. Only one of the lobes are complete with the glass sphere; three lobes remain with no glass inset, the rest of the lobes are broken and missing. On the reverse of the base-plate are the remains of the twin lugs which would have secured the pin. The pin and catch-plate are no longer present. There are also traces of gilding remaining on the reverse and on the collar.
Bucton (1986:8) catalogues fifteen of these brooches, they are very similar in form and decoration.
Dimensions: Diameter: 28.50mm; thickness: 5.30mm; weight: 5.25g.
Reference: Buckton, D. 1986. Late 10th and 11th century cloisonn?? enamel brooches. In Medieval Archaeology Volume 30. | Subjects: | cloisonn?? disk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Sumnall, Kate - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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