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Description: | A Medieval silver annular plain framed brooch with a separate pin probably dating to the 13th or 14th centuries. Treasure case 2008 T600.J P Robinson, Curator of Medieval Collections at the The British Museum says:A Medieval brooch, consisting of a circular frame with a recess to accommodate a pin. The pin-loop has been broken and the pin is now separate. Beneath the pin-loop is a square collar with cross-hatched decoration largely obscured by dirt. The bottom of the shaft of the pin is also broken. The brooch is silver and dates from the fourteenth century.Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.The brooch is 23.2mm in diameter 3.1mm wide and 2.8mm thick, except where there is a constriction for the pin which is 3.5mm long, and 2.3 thick. The pin weighs 5.6 grams.
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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