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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy annular brooch of Medieval date (AD 1200 - AD 1400). Diameter 23mm and maximum thickness 4mm. Weight 3.28g. The circular frame, which has a maximum width of 3.8mm, is flat at the front and has a small step around the periphery. It has six equally spaced collets which stand about 1.8mm proud of the face of the frame. Two of the collets are empty and four have settings. The empty collets have rounded bottoms and there is no evidence to suggest the composition of the missing settings. Three alternate collets are filled with a white soft substance, probably calcium carbonate, and one collet is filled with ?glass which is emerald green in colour and has an uneven surface. It is reasonable to assume that the collets were filled with alternating calcium carbonate and green glass settings. The face of the frame is further decorated with two concentric circles of very small punched annulets which are interrupted by each collet. Mid-way between two of the collets, in the centre of the frame, is a circular pin-hole. The pin-hole is about 1.0mm in diameter and contains a surviving pin loop made of copper alloy wire but the shaft of the pin is lost. There is no wear or groove on the opposite side of the frame to indicate where the tip of the pin rested. The rear face of the frame is flat with a pronounced bevel on the inner edge. This bevelled part is wholly covered with transverse file marks.The piece is in fair condition and has a dark green patina which is particularly shiny on the rear face.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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