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Description: | A small square annular medieval brooch, dating from c.1200-1350. The frame curves in very slightly both on the inside and the outside, so that each side has a slightly concave outer edge and a slightly convex inner edge. The centres of the outer edges also have a small outcurved projection or lug, giving a hint of a star shape to the brooch. The front of the frame is decorated with eleven semi-circles of enamel, each with a white centre surrounded by red (with a hint of a scalloped edge) and then an outer green semi-circle, each resembling a flower. There would normally have been twelve flower motifs, but one corner has a constriction for the pin and so no room for the flower. The copper-alloy pin survives, with a large bent-under loop. It extends to the opposite corner, so the brooch could also be described as lozenge-shaped. Gilding survives on the edges and reverse of the brooch. It measures 19.73mm long (point to point) x 16.22mm wide including the lugs x 1.91mm thick. The width of frame is 3.01mm. The lugs measure 2.42mm wide x 1.10mm thick x 1.28mm projecting from the frame, on the most complete lug.There are not many medieval enamelled brooches on the PAS database. Examples include WAW-F26B45, an exceptional gold brooch enamelled on one side, but this is fifteenth century and of very of high quality. Copper-alloy enamelled annular brooches include SF-606206 (with blue enamel with a zig-zag edge) and NLM1023, with four two-colour motifs, a red dot on turquoise. Both are small. Another example is UKDFD-31378, 22mm diameter and with a complete complement of enamel and gilding.This style of enamelling, where the different colours are applied without metal borders, is also found on NLM1023. It is often thought of as characteristic of Limoges-style work of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. See SWYOR-D9A074 for a book fitting using this technique, and NMS-0C83C2 for a crucifix component.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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