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Description: | A copper alloy possible annular brooch of Medieval date. The brooch is a circular frame which is hexagonal in section. The frame is broken at one place and a small section of metal is missing (about 2mm long). It is suggested that the missing section was a narrowed point of attachment for the pin, which is missing. If so, the pin must have been very narrow, perhaps made of wire. There is no evidence of a pin rest on the opposite side of the brooch, but there is an area of different coloured patination on the reverse of the frame which might indicate where the pin rested. On the front of the frame, there is no decoration, but there is a single sub square depression in the front face of the brooch, near the break. It is not clear whether this is an abortive attempt at decoration, or a casting flaw or damage. File marks are also visible on the frame. The frame has very little wear, but there is slightly more on the inside of the frame than the outside. This supports the suggestion that it is a brooch rather than a broken harness ring which is another possibility. Wear on a harness ring would be expected on both the inside and outside of the hoop. The hexagonal section and filemarks are commonly seen on harness rings, but this object is slightly larger than most rings seen. However, the object cannot be conclusively identified either way. Other plain annular brooches include DOR-A80C75, SUSS-AF8496 and perhaps NLM-0DAA32. Other rings of the sort commonly thought to be harness rings of Medieval to Post Medieval date include SWYOR-1E4468 and HAMP-B2AD62.
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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