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Description: | A cast copper alloy so called 'panther' brooch. The brooch is roughly circular with a flatten section. The section therefore has rounded edges. There are four knops projecting from the edge of the brooch. Two have been positioned side by side on what the recorder has interpreted as being the top of the brooch (at the 12 o'clock position). The other two knops project outwards from the 3 and 9 o'clock positions respectively. There are five holes through the main body of the brooch and it is uncertain as to whether these are entirely decorative or whether they are holes for the pin to be secured into. A large hole is located directly under the double knop. The second hole sits at the side of the 3 o'clock knop. A double (figure of eight) hole sits at a 6 o'clock position and the final hole (still containing the pin) is located at a 10 o'clock position. If these holes are functional it is possibly that they have been put there to hold the pin and then have worn through as is the case with the first hole. Or possibly they were drilled in the wrong place. It is therefore possible that this brooch has seen multiple repairs, changing the position of the pin. The pin survives and extends from the 10 o'clock hole. The pin survives to its full length. The metal is a dark greenish-brown colour, and is pitted. A search through the normally literature found no parallel for this brooch, but stylistically it would appear to date from circa 1300 - 1500.
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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