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Description: | A fragment of a copper-alloy brooch of probable medieval date. No parallel could be found for this unusual form, but the style of the setting and the method of pin attachment suggest that it is a variation on the well-known ring brooch series of the 13th to 15th centuries AD.Just under half remains of what appears to have been an openwork cruciform brooch. The surviving complete arm has slightly concave outer edges and a raised circular collet, containing a corroded glass paste inset, at the centre of the vertical side. One side of two other arms survives and at the point where one of these turns at ninety degrees is a narrowing in the frame, which probably represents the pin attachment. The upper surface of the brooch is decorated by a slightly raised central line bordered by tooth-like indentations. The reverse is plain but shows evidence of having been filed..The piece measures 27.62mm long, 12.3mm wide and 4.09mm thick. The weight is 1.8g.
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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