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BROOCH
Unique ID: SWYOR-E9F4D0
Object type certainty: Certain
Part of the foot from a cast, copper alloy, Saxon brooch, probably of the cruciform type, dating from AD450-650. The remaining section is rectangular, flaring slightly towards the foot. There is a raised design consisting of a central, longitudinal ridge dividing into two U-shaped arms at the lower end, each U-shape thus formed containing a large pellet. The upper end of this ridge is also connected to a pellet, the whole, if inverted, giving the impression of a human face. Beneath this design are three raised bands, two broad and one narrow, separated by transverse grooves. There is a further transverse groove below this, where the remainder of the foot has broken away. On the reverse of the fragment are the remains of the catch plate. Traces of gilding remain on the upper surface of the brooch. It is 26.8mm long, 16.7mm wide and 7.6mm thick. It weighs 7.54gm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 450
Date to: Circa AD 650
Dimensions and weight
Length: 26.8 mm
Width: 16.7 mm
Thickness: 7.6 mm
Weight: 7.54 g
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: North Lincolnshire
District: North Lincolnshire
To be known as: North Lincolnshire
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th October 2011
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mr Wakefield Volunteer
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Identified by: Mr Wakefield Volunteer - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1639
References cited
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Created:
Tuesday 24th January 2012
Updated: Thursday 26th January 2012
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