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Description: | A copper-alloy annular brooch of medieval date. No exact parallel could be found for this artefact; however, several similar brooches are recorded on the PAS database - see, for example, BH-DA3338, HAMP-2AAC92 and SOMDOR-9FC312 - which lack the zoomorphic element present on this brooch but bear many other strong similarities. The suggested date range for this brooch, based on the dating of examples from London (see Egan and Pritchard, 1991, p. 254-5), is mid 13th to mid 14th century AD.The frame is oval in plan and the sides are of trapezoidal section. At the top of the frame is an angled collet containing a domed green glass setting. At the opposite end the brooch tapers into a pointed projection in the form of a zoomorphic head. A ridge extends down the centre of the animal's head, ending in an upturned nose. The two eyes, set one either side of this ridge, consist of a circular indentation. At the back of the head, located between the small pointed ears, is an empty circular setting which is of roughly similar size to that containing the glass. The pin lies horizontally across the centre of the brooch. It is made from a tapering length of copper-alloy wire, the attachment end having been looped around a pin constriction in the frame. The brooch is is good condition, with a dark greyish green surface and little wear or corrosion. It measures 26mm long, 15.9mm wide and 5.6mm thick. The weight is 2.7g.
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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