Record ID: NMGW-7DE9A3 - EARLY MEDIEVAL plate brooch

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Plate brooch

Unique ID: NMGW-7DE9A3

Object type certainty:

Copper alloy plate brooch of unusual form and uncertain date, but possibly Anglo Saxon. The brooch is complete except for the missing pin and a broken lug on the reverse (from the twin lug arrangement). The face is irregular and is shaped similar to two overlapping triangles. The catch plate is positioned at the apex of the top triangle. The top edge near the lugs has an S-shaped bend, which corresponds to a thinning of the metal. The face is decorated with raised border around the edge and a central cross. Either side of the vertical rib are thin diagonal mark, which slope upwards in the top section and downwards in the bottom.

Notes:

The irregular nature of the piece and the lack of comparative examples may suggest the brooch was recycled from another artefact. The form of the piece resembles Roman ‘amphora’ strap ends.

Evidence of reuse: Possibly a recycled artefact

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: AD 410
Date to: AD 1066

Dimensions and weight

Length: 36 mm
Width: 20.8 mm
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 5.5 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: West Sussex
District: Chichester
Parish: Bury

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TQ0113
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st October 2003

Personal details

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Identified by: Mr Mark Lodwick - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: NMGWPA 2004.10.5

References cited

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