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Description: | Cast copper-alloy annular brooch with gilded surface. A small brooch with a bevelled, robust frame, giving two visible surfaces when worn. Both the surfaces are decorated with engraved quatrefoils in square frames. Both bands are bordered by an engraved line on each side. There is a constriction in the frame to house the pin. The pin is hooked on to the frame and has a circular collar with notched edge after the hooked end. Beyond this the pin is oval in cross-section and tapers to a point. The pin has lodged through the frame aperture to rest on the underside of the brooch. There are traces of gilding on all surfaces. The underside of the brooch is undecorated. Dimensions. 17.56 mm diameter x 3.64 mm thick Weight: 2.81 g Date: Medieval, c. 1150 - 1250.
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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