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BROOCH
Unique ID: PUBLIC-89CD4E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A large fragment of a cast Copper alloy chipped and carved Anglo-Saxon saucer brooch, dating from 430-570 AD. The brooch is missing approximately 40% of the flan to a ragged break. On the reverse side, an extant pin hinge plate contains Iron corrosion presumably all that now remains of the pin. There are vestiges of a catch plate opposing the hinge plate. The brooch has traces of gilding on the front. The design consists of an incised central circle surrounded by five running spirals or scrolled tendrils, with an outer circular upturned rim. It is 27.27mm in diameter, 9.29mm thick and weighs 5.16 grams. Similar brooches can be seen in MacGregor and Bolick (1993) pp 42-45.
Class:
Cast Saucer
Sub class: Five running spirals
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 430
Date to: Circa AD 570
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 9.29 mm
Weight: 5.16 g
Diameter: 27.27 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th December 2020
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PastfindersI
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
To be known as: Near Lewes
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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