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Description: | A copper-alloy open frame brooch of medieval date. The suggested date range for this common form of medieval brooch is c. 1250-c. 1350. For a parallel on the PAS database, see BH-DA3338.The frame is oval in plan with a convex upper surface and flat underside. The transverse pin (now bent) is looped around a pin constriction halfway down the side of the frame. It is made from a flattened and tapering length of copper-alloy wire. At the top of the brooch is an angled collet of truncated conical form. The recess at the top contains a corroded white glass paste. At the opposite end of the frame is a sub-oval projection with a longitudinal groove in its upper surface and a series of parallel, angled grooves on each of the two vertical faces. This element may be a representation of clasped hands, as it clearly is on other known brooches of the type.The frame is bent and the brooch is slightly corroded. It measures 32.1mm long, 19.1mm wide and 4.2mm thick. The weight is 2.25g.
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