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Brooch
Unique ID: SWYOR-7CF1A2
Object type certainty: Certain
A fragment of a copper-alloy Anglo-Saxon brooch, probably a small-long or cruciform brooch. Only the foot survives. It consists of part of the curved bow which is decorated with transverse mouldings at the top and bottom, and an incised central vertical line. Beneath this, the foot plate is sub-rectangular and tapers towards the foot. It has transverse mouldings at the top, and a raised area at the foot also decorated with transverse mouldings. The end is rounded, but may be an old break. Part of a small catchplate survives on the reverse. It has a length of 35.48mm, width 10.63mm, thickness 3.27mm, weight 3.99g. The brooch has a pale green patina and is worn. For reference see West 1998. A Corpus of Anglo Saxon Material from Suffolk p. 165 no: 11. The brooch dates from the first part of the Early Medieval period, about 400 - 600AD.
Notes:
This object and the attached records were recovered from a site which may be the location of an Early Medieval moot site, though later disturbance makes the site difficult to interpret. Archaeological work including trial trenching in advance of development has not yet revealed any further evidence. Most of the finds recovered through metal detecting are Early Medieval; material of this date is rare in West Yorkshire.
Class: small long or cruciform
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Saxon [scope notes| view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 400
Date to: Circa AD 600
Dimensions and weight
Length: 35.48 mm
Width: 10.63 mm
Thickness: 3.27 mm
Weight: 3.99 g
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: West Yorkshire
District: Leeds
To be known as: Morley
Method of discovery: Metal detector
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Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 18th January 2010
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mr David Crowther
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Created:
Friday 26th February 2010
Updated: Thursday 26th May 2011
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