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Description: | Description: A complete disc brooch with straight-sided rim, made of silver, copper alloy and other as yet unknown materials; the complete pin and catch plate survive intact on the back. While the X-rays are unclear due to corrosion and the presence of the pin, the design figures a central boss set with white calcitic material (possibly shell or cuttlefish) within a series of broader and narrower bands. The first ring is broad and appears to have six small, equally spaced settings, possibly rectangular. Outside this is a narrower ring, but no obvious settings. The hinge mechanism is unclear; it is probably of Avent's type 1, but could be type 2 (R Avent, Anglo-Saxon Garnet Inlaid Disc and Composite Brooches (BAR 11), Oxford 1975).. Discussion: The brooch was found in a quarry pit [(882], accession no.). At present it is not possible to determine the construction of the brooch. While there is no evidence on the X-ray for keystone settings, the size is consistent with this class of brooch and whether the brooch is of plated or composite form, although on size alone the former, rather small for a plated brooch and too small for a composite brooch. This is only the third disc brooch from Lundenwic, the others being slightly larger keystone brooch from London Transport Museum (Treasure ref 2007 T538) and a much larger composite brooch from Floral Street (Blackmore 2002, fig 4; in prep, b), the latter both of Kentish type. At present there are no obvious matches for the design in Avent's 1975 corpus, and the possibility must be considered that this is an imported brooch. In terms of dating, keystone disc brooches date from the 6th to 7th centuries depending on decorative style, while plated disc brooches were dated by Avent to c AD 600-620.
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