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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy annular brooch from the medieval period. The brooch consists of a flat ring of metal which has broken. Two pieces survive, representing about seven eights of the frame. The pin is also missing. The front of the brooch is dcorated with curved lines in relief, but the pattern appears to be random rather than an inscription or represted motif. The reverse of the frame is undecorated. There is no constriction for the pin, but it is likely that this was on the missing part. Traces of silvering survive on the front of the frame. Similar brooches can be seen in Egan and Pritchard's (1991) Dress Accessories, though none seem to be as delicate as this example. The brooch has a diameter of 39.6mm and is just 1.2mm thick. It probably dates from sometime between the mid twelth and fourteenth centuries. It hasa grey green patina and some areas of old damage on the edges. The breaks across the frame are not patinated, so it is likely that the damage is recent.
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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