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BROOCH
Unique ID: GLO-87276D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy penannular brooch of an enamelled zoomorphic F1 Type.
The frame is circular in cross-section and decorated with a series of close-set shallow rings that cover the length of the frame, although some sections appear to be absent either through wear or corrosion. The terminal is expanded into a sub-triangular block that is highly decorated to form a stylised head of a beast that has an open mouth that grips the end of the frame. The beast has a narrow snout into which the frame is inserted; behind, the head expands to form a sub-rectangular block where angled lines on the two forward corners help to define the eyes, with further angle lines dividing the rear corners helping to outline the ears. A final central slot runs down the centre of the head
The pin is complete; this has a simple circular cross-section shaft mounted to the frame via a large annular cylinder that is decorated with three cylindrical ridges
A large size and zoomorphic terminals are characteristic of Booth's type F, which dates to c. 400-700 AD (Booth 2014, 195). Other examples are LEIC-70D1A5, BUC-BCE83B, FAKL-A05256, LEIC-D826B1 and FAKL-0F6995
Class:
penannular
Sub class: Booth type F1
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
Date from: Circa AD 400
Date to: Circa AD 700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 71 mm
Width: 58 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st February 2022 - Tuesday 1st March 2022
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Tewkesbury (District)
Parish or ward: Dumbleton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP0335
Four figure Latitude: 52.01342033
Four figure longitude: -1.95769959
1:25K map: SP0335
1:10K map: SP03NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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