File:Early medieval brooch (FindID 979317).jpg

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Early medieval brooch
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Arwen Wood, 2019-11-08 14:40:18
Title
Early medieval brooch
Description
English: An incomplete copper alloy early medieval disc brooch, dating to . The surface of the brooch is decorated an incised interlaced design, it is possibly zoomorphic. in the centre there is an oval perforation, surrounding this are three circular indentations spaced evenly around the disc of the brooch. Around the edge of the disc there is a continual rope border. One edge of the brooch is worn and broken. On the reverse there is the remains of the pin hinge and the catch plate. The hinge is a circular shape, with a notch to hold the now missing pin. The catch plate is rectangular in shape, and is missing the curved edge to hold the pin.

The brooch has a dark green patina, and measures 39.1mm by 36.5mm, 7.8mm in thickness and weighs 11.98g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Buckinghamshire
Date EARLY MEDIEVAL
Accession number
FindIdentifier: 979317
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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/1080305
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1080305/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/979317
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Object location51° 49′ 02.64″ N, 1° 00′ 56.7″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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