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Description: | An incomplete and corroded medieval annular brooch (c.1350-c. 1400).This brooch has a circular frame which is pointed oval in cross-section. There is a constriction within the frame to accommodate the copper-alloy pin. The incomplete pin has a tapering shaft. Between the shaft and loop, a collar is largely obscured by corrosion products.This brooch is bright green and corroded overall. The pin loop is fused to the frame.Diameter: 22.53mm; width of frame: 3.73mm; thickness of frame: 2.52mm; overall length of pin: 17.12mm; width of collar: c. 2.00mm. Weight: 3.25g.A similar brooch (oval in cross-section) has been recorded from London and dated c. 1350-1400 AD (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 248, fig. 160, ref: 1307).Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from excavations in London: 3. London: HMSO.
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