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Description: | A silver annular medieval brooch in ten fragments, dating to the 13th/14th centuries.It is complete with the pin present. The hoop is circular in plan as well as in cross section. It has eight lozenge-shaped plates attached onto the front of the hoop. These are decorated with punch decoration, with three different designs in an alternate pattern. One consists of a grid dividing the lozenge into 9-squares with a line in each square; another has four lines dividing the lozenge into four quarters each quarter then has the corner marked out by two lines. The final design consists of a series of lines dividing the lozenge into nine squares, although not all of the lines meet. The pin has a sub-circular collar which is decorated on the edge with grooved diagonal lines. The loop is wide and has been folded over to meet the top of a collar.The dimensions are: Diameter- 61.42mm Width of hoop- 27.01mm Length of pin- 50.52mm. The object weighs 20.0g in total.Other similar example can be seen on this database, for example: DUR-026C17 and GLO-177CA7.
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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