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Description: | An annular dress accessory cast in copper alloy: probably a brooch of medieval date. The central perforation is not quite circular. It has two slight protrusions which face each other internally. These, together with some staining on the lower surface suggest at a central pin bar which would be more consistent with a buckle. Its absence might suggest that the object was converted in its use. The annular frame features six equally spaced circular perforations. One of these retains a large dome-headed rivet (L.: 6.65mm), with part of a rivet surviving in another; the other four are empty. One of the perforations has been worn almost through to the internal edge perhaps suggesting that a pin was looped around it. While the lower surface of the object is plain, the upper surface features a legend formed of seemingly punched letters within an external and internal border. The inscription is unintelligble and seemingly retrograde. Traces of gilding survive within the object, particularly around the rivets and the letters. The artefact has been bent slightly in profile and has corroded to a variable green colour.
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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