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Description: | A medieval silver annular brooch, made from sheet silver, the frame with engraved decoration giving the appearance ofan inscription, but which is difficult to decipher. There is cross-hatched decoration between each 'letter'. The pin survives, with two parallel grooves stamped across the collar near the loop, and is attached to the brooch at a constriction in the frame.The brooch dates from the thirteenth to early fourteenth century.Dimensions: diameter of brooch 22 mm, length of pin 21 mm.Consequently, as the item is over 300 years old and contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
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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