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BROOCH
Unique ID: NMS-ABA534
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Late early-medieval cast copper alloy convex disc brooch. Very worn, with no trace of gilding extant. Decoration appears to consist of Borre style knotwork around a central group of concentric circles. On the reverse are an incomplete double pin-lug with no extant trace of a pin, a catch-plate set at right-angles to the edge, and a similarly set loop for a pendant. Maximum diameter 26mm. Height, excluding fittings on reverse, 4.5mm. Weight 6.60g. 10th century.
The presence of a loop on the reverse of the brooch was believed by Sue Margeson (The Vikings in Norfolk (1997) p. 21) to be "a sure sign of Scandinavian origin."
Jane Kershaw has confirmed this as Scandinavian - Borre-style disc brooch, Jansson Type II D. Jansson 1984b. Compare DENO-ED8262.
Class: Jansson type II D
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Viking style
Date from: AD 900
Date to: AD 1000
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 4.5 mm
Weight: 6.6 g
Diameter: 26 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 2nd January 2008
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 21137
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Feltwell
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margeson, S. | 1997 | The Vikings in Norfolk | Norwich | Norfolk Museums Service |
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