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BROOCH
Unique ID: NCL-626D24
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
The footplate of a copper alloy Anglo Saxon cruciform brooch. The brooch is missing the headplate. At the top there are two protruding wings in the form of elaborate S shapes. The panel is divided into a further three panels. The first plate at the top is decorated with four dots down either side. The second underneath is undecorated. The panel at the bottom of the brooch begins with a ridge and is decorated with two knobs, above which is another V shaped ridge. There is a line down the centre of this panel, above the V shape it is a simple incised vertical line and below it is made up of a series of horizontal incised lines. The metal is a grey/black colour and is well preserved, although there are some wear marks on the brooch.
Parallels can be found in West, S. (1998) A corpus of Anglo Saxon material from Suffolk, Suffolk: County Council Planning Department. See figure 147, number 4 and figure 148, number 10.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 450
Date to: Circa AD 550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 45.56 mm
Width: 30.09 mm
Thickness: 3.41 mm
Weight: 16.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2011 - Thursday 31st March 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Fangfoss (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE7553
Four figure Latitude: 53.967646
Four figure longitude: -0.858213
1:25K map: SE7553
1:10K map: SE75SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West, S.E. | 1998 | A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon material from Suffolk | Ipswich | Suffolk County Council | fig. 147; fig. 148 | no. 4; no. 10 |
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