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BROOCH
Unique ID: BH-8E9C92
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A slightly bent copper-alloy annular brooch of early Early-medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date. This brooch type is thought to date from the 5th or 6th centuries AD.
The brooch consists of a circular ring with wide, flat surfaces. It measures 39.7mm in diameter and has a central aperture of 16.5mm diameter. The pin attachment takes the form of a small circular hole, located just in from the central aperture. Opposite the pin attachment is a lipped 'U-shaped' notch, which would have acted as a pin rest. The pin itself is missing. The upper surface of the brooch is decorated with three concentric circles of punched marks. Each mark takes the form of two triangles side by side. The outermost ring of marks extends around the perimeter of the brooch, the second ring lies two thirds of the way in and the final ring is located just inside the inner edge. The upper surface of the brooch is also silvered or tinned. The reverse is flat and plain. The brooch measures 2.1mm thick and weighs 8.75g.
The notch in the frame is a characteristic of quoit-type annular brooches; compare NARC-63FA58 and NARC-63CBFD.
For similar examples, see S. West; 1998; pp. 142-149.
Class: Annular
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: with finder
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 450
Date to: Circa AD 600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 8.75 g
Diameter: 39.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 10th September 2007
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 07/81
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Hockliffe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West, S.E. | 1998 | A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon material from Suffolk | Ipswich | Suffolk County Council | 142-9 |
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