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Description: | Copper alloy object made of at least four pieces and seperate copper alloy rivets. The thicker front plate has a central raised circular collar holding a separate circular component with raised edges. The front plate is rivets to a copper alloy sheet back plate with a second piece of copper alloy sheet attached to one side. The circular central component is decorated with a grid of incised line. The raise rim on this component and the collar which holds it on the front plate are almost completely corroded and broken away. The front plate is broken around all the edges but the most complete edge suggests it was probably circular. Three of originally probably four evenly spaced separate copper alloy rivets attach it to the back plate. Between the front and back are remains of a mineralised fabric. It is only present where the two rivets hold the pieces close together and odd threads project form the edges. It appears to be a coarse thread, the weave is not visible.The back plate is a rectangular piece of copper alloy sheet the corners of which are broken so it is only attached to two adjacent rivets. Between the rivets is a second piece of copper alloy sheet. It is not clear how this is attached. It has a rectangular base flat on the back plate but level with the plates edge it turns back at 45 degrees. It is broken at the bend so the original form is unclear.it is now 27.6mm long by 22.5mm wide, 6.8mm thick and weighs 7.08 grams.Because of its incomplete nature it is hard to be certain of its original form. The collar on the front holding a disk is similar to late 10th to 11th century cloisonne brooches such as SF-16D477 but they have a less composite structure. the presence of the fabric suggests it was mounted on a item or piece of clothing, possibly something like a fabric book cover of Medieval or more probably Post Medieval 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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