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Description: | An almost complete copper alloy annular brooch dating to the Medieval period. The brooch consists of an ornate circular frame with eight evenly spaced raised collets. The frame has a flat back and front with bevelled inner and outer sides. Between each collet the frame projects to a triangular point, creating a frilled edge effect to the frame. The collets project from a triangular base and are broadly circular in section. The outer side has a flattened filed appearance and there are circular drilled depressions on the inner side. A circular cell is present on the upper face of each collet and although no stone or glass remains within the setting, traces of a solder or paste can be determined in six of them. Within one triangular projection of the frame is a circular hole, through which a fragment of a copper alloy pin survives. The pin is formed of a 'D' shaped wire, bent around the frame and extending away from the frame. It is broken across the width and the tip is missing.It measures 24.4mm in diameter, 4.9mm in width and 1.9mm in thickness at the plate and 5.5mm in height with the collets. The brooch weighs 4.68g.Similar examples can be seen on this database; for example SF-E08B43.
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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