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Description: | A worn cast copper-alloy artefact: probably a medieval brooch frame. The object is of an unusual, triangular form. It is formed of three bars which terminate at each end in a small turret protruding out at the top (Th.: c. 6.2mm). They have been joined to create an openwork triangle with a pair of turrets at each corner. The bars are all slightly incurved and raised in their centres. There is a transverse linear groove between each turret and a small circular punch in the centre of each. There may have been transverse incisions on the bars. The whole would have once been gilded; there are traces of gilding and green corrosion product over the red-brown metal. If this was a brooch the pin is now missing; there is no real evidence for its attachment. Although no parallels have been found the metal suggests a medieval/post-medieval date for this artefact.
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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