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Description: | Silver annular medieval brooch. It is complete with the pin still attached.The hoop is circular in plan as well as in cross section. It has eight lozenge-shaped plates attached onto the front of the hoop. These are decorated with punch decoration, with two designs in an alternate pattern. One consists of a grid dividing the lozenge into 9-squares with a triangle in each square; the other has four lines dividing the lozenge into four quarters (although they don't meet in the middle) each quarter then has the corner marked out by two lines.The pin has a sub-circular collar which is decorated on the edge with grooved diagonal lines. The loop is wide and has been folded over to meet the top of a collar. Date: 13/14th century Dimensions: Diameter- 63.71mm Width of hoop- 2.61mm Length of pin- 58.91mm Width of shield plate-10.08mm.
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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