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BROOCH
Unique ID: LEIC-E59216
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Early medieval copper alloy brooch fragment, 35mm long, 32mm wide and 2mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 4.64 grams. The fragment represents the 'left' corner of the headplate of a great square headed brooch which is rectangular in form and section. The fragment is decorated with bands of pattern which echo its shape. five are present, three are decorated with abstract carvings, including rectangular shaped motifs, and two appear to be plainish gilded bands. The fragment is similar to the example from Newnham [II], plate 12 in Hines, J. 'A corpus of Anglo-Saxon great square-headed brooches'.
Notes:
The object was found in the same field as 7 other fragments which may represent a minimum of 5 brooches, suggesting a cemetery site.
Class: great square headed
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 500
Date to: Circa AD 600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35 mm
Width: 32 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 4.64 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd September 2008
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: East Northamptonshire (District)
To be known as: East Northamptonshire
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines, J. | 1997 | A New Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Great Square-Headed Brooches | Woodbridge | The Boydell Press | 12 |
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