File:Early Medieval, Probable disc - plate brooch (FindID 427488).jpg
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[edit]| Early Medieval: Probable disc / plate brooch | |||
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Teresa Gilmore, 2011-02-01 15:55:02 |
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| Title |
Early Medieval: Probable disc / plate brooch |
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| Description |
English: An incomplete cast copper alloy disc / plate brooch, probably of Anglo-Saxon date (7th to 9th Centuries AD).
Less than 25% of the brooch is present, and consists of a small rim section of a plate style brooch. Part of the spring is present on the back of the fragment.
The brooch fragment is irregular in plan and section. From the small section, it is possible to estimate the original rim diameter as 4 cm, with 17% present. It consists of a border, with a faint two strand guilloche (interlaced ropework) design. Each strand is double ply (split into two). The border area appears to have been made from a different copper alloy to the central design area, as it is dark green colour compared to a lighter mid green colour. The back of the plate is plain and undecorated. One of the copper alloy attachment lugs is present, and the remains of the coiled iron spring are present, wrapped around it.
The majority of the brooch is a mid to dark green colour, with an even surface patina. However due to a minor degree of abrasion, the decorative detailing is hard to determine.
It measures 15.84mm long, 11.23mm wide, and 9.14mm thick. The plate part is 1.80mm thick. It weighs 2.2 grams.
The shape and style are broadly consistent with Early Medieval disc / plate brooches, but due to the size of the fragment and subtle decoration, it is hard to directly parallel this artefact. The faint guilloche (ropework) decoration around the edge is more indicative of Early Medieval dating. It is possible it could be a plate brooch of Roman dating. |
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| Depicted place | (County of findspot) Worcestershire | ||
| Date | between 300 and 900 | ||
| Accession number |
FindID: 427488 Old ref: WAW-82C6D5 Filename: WAW-82C6D5.jpg |
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| Source |
https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/314635 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/314635/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/427488 |
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