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Early Medieval Great Square Headed Brooch
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Norfolk County Council, Mary Chester-Kadwell, 2013-09-04 11:56:57
Title
Early Medieval Great Square Headed Brooch
Description
English: Bow of an Early Saxon gilt copper alloy Great square-headed brooch with ancient breaks and minor recent damage at both ends. The reverse is flat and on the front there are three longitudinal ribs, a broad median one and a narrower one along both edges. Gilding is confined to the front. At the top a small part of the headplate remains, with moulded decoration on the front and the lower parts of the stumps of a double pin lug on the reverse. At the lower end, as part of a repair, there is a pair of drilled holes, one of which contains a copper alloy rivet. Length 31.5mm. Width at mid-point of the bow 16.8mm. c.530 - c.570. FLO12
Depicted place (County of findspot) Norfolk
Date between 530 and 570
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FindID: 553719
Old ref: NMS-D8E557
Filename: 58410_D8E557_ES_GreatSquareHeadedBrooch.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/438202
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/438202/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/553719
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Object location52° 31′ 57.36″ N, 1° 13′ 27.66″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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