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BROOCH

Unique ID: WMID2927

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

The centre of the brooch has a small dome, around which are probably debased zoomorphic features. The central dome is made or coloured with a red ?enamel. The surface of the dome is slightly ?pitted. The zoomorphic features are high-relief and are not symmetrical, consisting of pellets (possibly eyes), 'P'-shapes, and slightly curved rectangular shapes. These components of the design have fine incised grooves to add detail to the design. There are traces of gilding. These features are bordered by two concentric rings of pellets which vary in width slightly. The edge of the brooch is heavily abraded. The upper face of the brooch is slightly concave. The reverse of the brooch has two worn and incomplete rectangular lugs, one on opposite edges to each other. On lug has traces of iron remaining. The brooch has a mid-green patina covering the majority of its edges, including the abraded edges.

Class: Possible Saucer Brooch

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Date from: AD 410
Date to: AD 1066

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 36.35 mm
Width: 31.72 mm
Weight: 9.77 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st September 2000

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration method: Incised
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Multiple

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
To be known as: WARWICKSHIRE ALCESTER

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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
British Museum and Smith, R.A. 1923 Guide to Anglo-Saxon Antiquities British Museum p. 35 Fig. 30 Nearly identical decoration.
West, S.E. 1998 A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon material from Suffolk Ipswich Suffolk County Council p. 17 No. 16.1 The reverse is similar.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 23 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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