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Description: | A complete Medieval copper-alloy annular brooch (c. 1250-c. 1400).The frame is circular in plan. Half the frame is circular in cross-section and the other half has been twisted, wrythen or cabled. There is a constriction for the tapering copper-alloy pin, the shaft of which is circular in cross-section. An abutting join is visible at the end of the loop.This brooch is drab matt green with lighter green patches of corrosion products. There are minute flecks of silver on the frame.Outer diameter of frame: 22.8mm; width of frame: 2.3mm; thickness of frame: 1.9mm. Weight: 2.07g.A similar brooch has been published (Egan and Pritchard: 1991: 249, fig. 160, ref: 1310).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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