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BROOCH
Unique ID: SF-87D275
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A small lead or lead alloy fragment which, due to its style, may have been part of a small long Anglo-Saxon brooch, lead Saxon brooches may be models for an early stage of the casting process or copies in a cheaper material. This fragment has a square central panel, c10.7mm by c10.7mm in size, which has a central recessed circle, this is small for a central panel, no copper-alloy parallel with so small a central panel could be found. One wing survives and is crescent shaped, measuring 11.2mm in length and 14.1mm in width. The remains of the other wings and the rest of the brooch can be seen as fragmentary scars along the other three incomplete edges. The back face of the fragment is rough and has a horizontal straight groove across it, what function this would have served is unclear.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 500
Date to: Circa AD 700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 14.1 mm
Width: 21 mm
Weight: 2.03 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2005
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Fressingfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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