File:Early-medieval brooch, Lead button brooch (FindID 423733).jpg
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[edit]| Early-medieval brooch: Lead button brooch | |||
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Oxfordshire County Council, Anni Byard, 2011-01-19 16:07:36 |
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| Title |
Early-medieval brooch: Lead button brooch |
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| Description |
English: A cast lead alloy Anglo-Saxon button brooch dating from AD 450-550. The brooch has a distinct face mask on the front. The rim of the brooch is now crished and distorted, while the reverse retains only the two projections for the pin and the catchplate. There is no trace of the pin or any corrosion or staining that may have been associated with an iron or copper pin. Although there are many examples of Anglo-Saxon brooches in lead, such as disc brooches, this is only the second button brooch in lead recorded on the database (the other being KENT-156313). It is possible that lead alloy button brooches were models or moulds used for casting the regular copper alloy gilded examples that are popular in the south of England. The facial features of the face mask are very clear and distinct, more so than many copper button brooches, which may lend weight to the theory that these lead examples are moulds or prototypes. |
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| Depicted place | (County of findspot) West Berkshire | ||
| Date | between 450 and 550 | ||
| Accession number |
FindID: 423733 Old ref: BERK-C32863 Filename: 2010555.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/312801 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/312801/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/423733 |
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