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Description: | A cast copper-alloy annular brooch of Medieval date. It has an annular frame that is circular in section and is moulded to appear twisted or cabled in form. To one side is a rectangular pin slot where the separately cast copper-alloy hinges. This is cylindrical in form with a pointed tip and a flattened attachment end that has multiple transverse grooves where the pin and frame meet. The entire object has traces of a white metal coating. It measures 18.74mm in diameter, 1.99mm in thickness and 1.37g in weight.This is a cast copper-alloy brooch of Medieval date. It finds parallels in similar examples from London (Egan and Pritchard, 1991: nos. 1325, 1334) and is of probable 13th to 14th century AD date.
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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