An incomplete cast copper alloy Early Medieval disc brooch; attributed to early Anglo-Saxon usage, c. 5th-6th centuries AD. The brooch is a large, flat-sectioned circular disc measuring 33.6 mm in diameter, with decoration consisting of a centre point around which a scriber has been rotated around to create a circle (11 mm diameter) and a larger circle closely following the perimeter of the disc (30.3 mm diameter). No further decoration is visible, except for sparse indications of surface tinning. On the reverse surface, two sub-rectangular lugs are attached to the perimeter edge of the disc, positioned across the diameter of the brooch from one another; it is unclear due to corrosion which one of these 'lugs' represents the pin hinge and which represents the pin catch, or whether this could be a double-hinged version. A segment of the iron pin is attached to both 'lugs', with tapering pin; one pin segment measures 6.78 mm long and 2.2 mm thick with a lug thickness of 3.77 mm; the other pin segment measures 16.7 mm long and 3.37 mm thick with a lug thickness of 3.4 mm.<\/p>\n
The front surface of the brooch is in relatively poor condition; in spite of some areas having a mottled dark green patina and holding indications of tinning, an area on the front surface coinciding to the axis of the iron pin is rough in texture and reddish brown in colour. This is perhaps due to the thinness of the brooch face itself in contrast to the thickness and level of corrosion of the pin.<\/p>\n
For a discussion on similar types of Early Medieval Disc Brooches, see MacGregor and Bolick 1993, pp57-68.<\/p>","notes":null,"old_findID":"SUSS-7F48D1","id":"485560","objecttype":"BROOCH","classification":null,"subclass":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2012-01-31 14:02:53","broadperiod":"MEDIEVAL","updated":"2012-02-07 15:55:00","treasureID":null,"secwfstage":"4","secuid":"PAS4F27F48D00120B","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":"2011-09-18","datefound2":null,"createdBy":"1280","curr_loc":null,"inscription":null,"reason":null,"subsequentAction":"Returned to finder"}],"record":[{"id":"485560","old_findID":"SUSS-7F48D1","uniqueID":"PAS4F27F48D00120B","objecttype":"BROOCH","classification":null,"subclass":null,"length":null,"height":null,"width":null,"thickness":"1.2","diameter":"33.6","quantity":"1","other_ref":null,"treasureID":null,"broadperiod":"MEDIEVAL","numdate1":"410","numdate2":"599","description":"
An incomplete cast copper alloy Early Medieval disc brooch; attributed to early Anglo-Saxon usage, c. 5th-6th centuries AD. The brooch is a large, flat-sectioned circular disc measuring 33.6 mm in diameter, with decoration consisting of a centre point around which a scriber has been rotated around to create a circle (11 mm diameter) and a larger circle closely following the perimeter of the disc (30.3 mm diameter). No further decoration is visible, except for sparse indications of surface tinning. On the reverse surface, two sub-rectangular lugs are attached to the perimeter edge of the disc, positioned across the diameter of the brooch from one another; it is unclear due to corrosion which one of these 'lugs' represents the pin hinge and which represents the pin catch, or whether this could be a double-hinged version. A segment of the iron pin is attached to both 'lugs', with tapering pin; one pin segment measures 6.78 mm long and 2.2 mm thick with a lug thickness of 3.77 mm; the other pin segment measures 16.7 mm long and 3.37 mm thick with a lug thickness of 3.4 mm.<\/p>\n
The front surface of the brooch is in relatively poor condition; in spite of some areas having a mottled dark green patina and holding indications of tinning, an area on the front surface coinciding to the axis of the iron pin is rough in texture and reddish brown in colour. This is perhaps due to the thinness of the brooch face itself in contrast to the thickness and level of corrosion of the pin.<\/p>\n
For a discussion on similar types of Early Medieval Disc Brooches, see MacGregor and Bolick 1993, pp57-68.<\/p>","notes":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2012-01-31 14:02:53","updated":"2012-02-07 15:55:00","secwfstage":"4","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":"2011-09-18","datefound2":null,"inscription":null,"disccircum":null,"museumAccession":null,"subsequentAction":"1","objectCertainty":"1","dateFromCertainty":"1","dateToCertainty":"1","dateFoundFromCertainty":null,"dateFoundToCertainty":null,"subPeriodFrom":"1","subPeriodTo":"1","reason":null,"username":"corbie01","fullname":"Claire Goodey","institution":"SUSS","usernameUpdate":"stephaniesmith","fullnameUpdate":"Stephanie Smith","primaryMaterial":"Copper alloy","secondaryMaterial":"Iron","decoration":null,"style":null,"manufacture":"Cast","surfaceTreatment":null,"completeness":"Incomplete","preservation":null,"cert":"Certain","periodFrom":"MEDIEVAL","periodTo":"MEDIEVAL","culture":"Anglo-Saxon","discmethod":"Metal detector","finder":null,"identifier":"Miss Stephanie Smith","secondaryIdentifier":null,"recorder":"Mrs Claire Goodey","county":"EAST SUSSEX","parish":"BRIGHTON","district":"BRIGHTON AND HOVE","easting":null,"northing":null,"gridref":null,"fourFigure":"TQ2709","map25k":"TQ2709","map10k":"TQ20NE","address":null,"postcode":null,"findspotdescription":null,"lat":null,"lon":null,"knownas":null,"source":null,"obverse_description":null,"obverse_inscription":null,"reverse_description":null,"reverse_inscription":null,"denomination":null,"degree_of_wear":null,"allen_type":null,"va_type":null,"mack":null,"reeceID":null,"die":null,"wearID":null,"moneyer":null,"revtypeID":null,"categoryID":null,"typeID":null,"tribeID":null,"status":null,"rulerQualifier":null,"denominationQualifier":null,"mintQualifier":null,"dieAxisCertainty":null,"initialMark":null,"reverseMintMark":null,"statusQualifier":null,"tribe":null,"region":null,"area":null,"ruler1":null,"ruler2":null,"period_name":null,"date_range":null,"mint_name":null,"wear":null,"die_axis_name":null,"category":null,"type":null,"emperorID":null,"mintid":null,"reverseType":null,"i":"368729","f":"SUSS7F48D1.jpg","imagedir":"images\/04bowmant\/"}]}