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BROOCH

Unique ID: SF2596

Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow status: Published Find published

Silver circular brooch; composite with back-plate which retains the stub of a copper alloy pin lug and a ?silver catch; obliquely beaded collar around outside edge; repousse front-plate dished with a central protruding hollow hemispherical boss; the dished section of metal surrounding the boss is decorated; immediately enclosing the boss is a further beaded collar bounded by the bottom edge of a continuous pattern of alternating sub-triangular 'petals' each with a central basal pellet, and linear strokes with pellet terminals adjacent to the outer edge of the plate.

Notes:

This record was created before the Portable Antiquities Scheme began using the Central Database. We are aware that this record may fall below our usual standards of recording, and we are working to rectify this.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4 mm
Diameter: 21.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st April 2000

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Decoration method: Repousse
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: SUFFOLK NETTLESTEAD

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 23 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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