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Early Medieval brooch fragment
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The British Museum, Janina Parol, 2011-10-21 10:24:21
Title
Early Medieval brooch fragment
Description
English: Object Date: 9th century

Description: Brooch fragment
Silver fragment of a circular object, probably a silver disc brooch. Ca. one fifth of the original object is preserved. Remains of one boss on the front, surrounded by ?iron corrosion products, perhaps the remains of the filling of the boss. The rivet stump from the boss is visible on the back.
The mount was engraved with floral ornament, which retains some remains of niello inlay, and featured openwork apertures. It has a beaded rim and the back is plain.

Discussion: The rounded shape suggests that this may be a fragment from a late Saxon disc brooch, such as the example from Beeston Tor (Wilson 1964, Pl. XI). While the openwork composition is also found on disc-headed pins, for example those from the River Witham (Wilson 1964, Plate, XVIII), it seems that this fragment comes from the same object as the previous find of two silver fragments 2004 T162, which are thought to belong to a brooch (TAR 2004, no. 81.1+2).

Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of the brooch fragment with niello inlay indicated a silver content of 91-94%, the rest being copper with traces of gold and lead.

Wilson D.M. 1964
Anglo-Saxon ornamental metalwork 700-1100 in the British Museum. Catalogue of Antiquities of the Later Saxon period vol. 1 (London).


Dimensions: Length 21.6mm; W 16.4 mm max.; Th. 0.7mm; Weight 1.6 grams

Note: This find qualifies as Treasure under the Treasure Act of 1996.


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) Lincolnshire
Date between 800 and 900
Accession number
FindID: 467915
Old ref: BM-138695
Filename: 2009T368.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
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Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/350751/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/467915
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