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Description: | A copper alloy Medieval annular brooch fragment. It consists of about half of the brooch, with an ornate hoop and four collets evenly spaced. The hoop has a flat back, and the upper surface is decorated with panels between the collets having four perforations arranged in a square. At the centre of each panel, on the outside edge, there is a rounded knop flanked by two short bars, the effect of which produces a frilled edge. The four collets are set at an angle of sixty degrees, and lean outwards. Their edges are faceted but each has a circular cell, and though no stone or glass remains within the setting, traces of a solder or paste can be determined in three of them. The collets are approximately 6.2mm in height and 5mm in diameter. The hoop measures approximately 7mm in width, reaching 9.55mm including the protruding knops. It is 26.5mm in internal diameter and weighs 8.42g. No trace of how the brooch was fixed survives on this half, but is likely to have included a constriction for a pin fastening.
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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