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Description: | A Medieval copper alloy incomplete quatrefoil annular brooch (14th century). The brooch has a quatrefoil frame with a rounded triangular cross-section and a narrowed bar for the pin attached. The pin is no longer present and there is a crack across the bar around which the pin would swivel. The copper alloy has a dark green patina.A brooch with a similarly shaped frame was excavated in London from a context dated 1350-1400 (Egan & Pritchard 1991:256-7). However the excavated example had a flatter frame and a decorated surface. Dimensions: length: 32.63mm; width: 32.98mm; thickness: 2.70mm; weight: 6.52g.Reference: Egan G. and Pritchard F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from the Museum of London. The Stationery Office, London
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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