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Description: | A fragment of an annular brooch of Medieval date (c. AD 1200 - c. AD 1400). Length: 29.4mm; width: 10.8mm and 6.4mm thick. Weight: 2.81g.The fragment consists of about 25% of the circular frame. It has two sets of three clustered collets. Between the sets of collets the frame is flat and sub-oval in plan. The collets are either empty or filled with copper alloy corrosion.This brooch fragment is severely corroded and in poor condition. A patina has not survived an there is on indication as to what material the settings were composed of.A similar brooch from Yorkshire is recorded in Hattatt 1987 'Brooches of Antiquity'. 331-32, fig. 108, ref. 1346.Another similar complete brooch is illustrated in Mills 1999 'Medieval Artefacts - catalogue and price guide'. 58, ref. 150.
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