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BROOCH
Unique ID: WAW-788951
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Treasure Report: 2006 T343 JPR/EM Parish/County: Saintbury, Gloucestershire A Medieval brooch, consisting of four flat lozenges, soldered at equidistant intervals to a hoop which is intermittently flat and twisted at opposite points between pairs of the lozenges. Each lozenge is stamped with a motif resembling four leaves within a double border. The brooch is broken into three parts, and the pin is missing. The brooch is silver-gilt, and dates from the late 13th or early 14th centuries. Dimensions: reconstructed diameter 35 mm. In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. J P Robinson Curator of Medieval Collections
Notes:
Treasure Cases 2006 T343
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Corinium Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to museum by all parties, hence disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2006T343
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1275
Date to: Circa AD 1325
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 35 mm
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 28659
Treasure case number: 2006T343
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Cotswold (District)
To be known as: Saintbury
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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