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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy annular six-lobed brooch of Medieval date (c.AD 1100-1500). The frame is circular in form and D-shaped in cross-section, being flat to the reverse. The six rounded lobes are evenly spaced around the circular frame, which is constricted at one part for the pin. One of the lobes is pointed and contains a dark glass or gem setting. The opposite lobe has a round collet for a missing setting. The other four lobes are decorated with punched dots. The small pin is rectangular in section and folded around the frame. It extends 15.4mm to a blunt point and has a small constriction along its length and two faint transverse grooves near the base.The brooch has a maximum diameter of 20.8mm (internal diameter c.10mm), is 3.9mm thick and weighs 1.78g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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