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BROOCH

Unique ID: WMID1810

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Published Find published

Only a fragment of the item remains. This item may have been an annular brooch. The interior edge is curved and may have been circular. The outer edge is shaped possibly forming a pentagon or hexagon shape. Only two 'edges' remains. On the upper surface there are two rectangular with rounded corners, high relief protrusions which are filled with a white paste. Covering the rest of the surface there are vertical rivets, whose heads can be seen on the reverse. These rivets are holding in place a series of sheet 'flower' shapes. The reverse is plain and flat. The rivet heads have been flattened so they are nearly flush with the surface.

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: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1066
Date to: AD 1540

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 36.93 mm
Width: 16.49 mm
Thickness: 5.73 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 1999

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Paste or frit
Manufacture method: Multiple
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Malvern Hills (District)
To be known as: HEREFORD AND WORCESTER LEIGH

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Unknown

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. 1991 Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991) London Stationery Office Books p. 255 ff.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 24 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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