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Description: | A small, gilded cast copper-alloy annular brooch of medieval date (c. 13th century AD). It is formed of a flat ring so has a rectangular (with rounded corners) cross-section. Around a pin constriction a cast pin is retained, broken above its tip. There is a small square ridge at the junction of loop and shaft, with the shaft emerging from the ridge's centre. The majority of the decoration has been lost due to corrosion. Small zones around the pin are decorated with fine diagonal incisions beyond a transverse line. The other side of this latter is a central line, possibly punched. Elsewhere is possible cross in saltire. Traces of gilt survive within the incisions. The brooch has corroded to the dark red-brown colour characteristic of gilded artefacts, with patches of light-green corrosion product.
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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