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Description: | A complete copper alloy annular brooch of medieval date. The brooch frame is circular in plan with a narrow rectangular section and four evenly spaced tall circular collets (or turrets) projecting from the upper surface. Three of the collets are filled with an off-white substance which is probably calcium carbonate paste and the third is now empty. Raised rectangular wedges are present at opposing sides of the frame placed centrally between two collets each decorated on the top surface with five rows of incised dots. A constriction is present in one remaining quarter around which a circular sectioned pin is hinged and a recess between two raised ridges in the opposite quarter acts as a rest for the pin. The reverse of the brooch frame is flat and undecorated. The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The brooch is 31.6mm in diameter, 1.9mm wide, 1.8mm thick and weighs 5.1g. The collets are 3.8mm tall.Numerous similar brooches have been recorded on the PAS database including: IOW-D1DC62, NMS-4728F5 and ESS-35C062.
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