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Description: | A complete copper alloy annular brooch of medieval date. The brooch has a D-shaped section with a restriction for the pin to one side. A sub-square projection extends upwards from one end of the brooch frame and an elongated ovate projection is present extending forward from the opposite edge. A slight indentation is present running along the centre of this projection. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The brooch is 33.6mm long, 19.8mm wide, 2.4mm thick and weighs 3.5g.Similar objects have been recorded on the PAS database, for examples see: SUR-BE8B99, ESS-845D94 and SUR-1ABC22.Gold examples such as SUR-A704D2, NMS-7E5746 and LIN-9A4B26 suggest that the forward projection is intended to represent praying hands.A similar brooch is also illustrated in Egan and Pritchard (1991) p.254, no.1335, which is dated to the late 13th to early 14th century. The published example has more clearly visible decorative features, including a glass or stone setting in the rounded projection.
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