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Anglo-Saxon/Early-Medieval 9th Century Disc Brooch Pin
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Suffolk County Council Archaeology Service, Andrew Brown, 2008-07-25 17:05:37
Title
Anglo-Saxon/Early-Medieval 9th Century Disc Brooch Pin
Description
English: Silver pin, formed from a 1.7mm diameter wire which tapers to a broken point at one end. The head is coiled twice and then flattened at the front to form a 3.2mm wide strip, which survives as 8mm long but might originally have been longer - it is not clear whether this is an abraded break or a true end, though the taper in profile suggests this is the original form. The main shaft has some small bends but was probably originally straight.

Brooch pin Silver pin from a late Saxon ninth century disc brooch. Slightly warped and with minor cracking visible under magnification, but otherwise intact. The rectangular plate for attachment to the back of a brooch is preserved.

The pin follows the usual scheme for late Saxon disc brooches and is found, for instance, on the back of the Pentney brooches.

Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of the pin indicated a silver content of approximately 94%, with at least 5% copper and traces of gold and lead in the alloy.

Dr. Sonja Marzinzik, M.A., F.S.A. Curator, Insular Early Medieval Collections Department of Prehistory and Europe The British Museum
Depicted place (County of findspot) Suffolk
Date between 800 and 899
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FindID: 226712
Old ref: SF-869D56
Filename: THE SF-869D56.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/182765
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/182765/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/226712
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