MOUNT

Unique ID: SF-41D775

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Notes:

Discussion: This mount is most likely to have originally been part of an Anglo-Saxon composite disc brooch. There is an example of such a brooch from Sarre, Kent (L Webster and J Backhouse, (eds) The Making of England London 1991, 48-48, 31a). This parallel is a cloisonné disc brooch inlaid with white shell, garnets set over hatched gold foil, panels of sheet gold decorated with filigree, and finally circular cabochon garnets in tubular gold settings, which this what this mount could easily be.

Another disc brooch, this time with missing circular garnet and their settings, is known from Sutton, Suffolk (West 1991, 246, fig 128, no 7).

The precious metal content of this mount fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act in that it is greater than 10 %.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure

Treasure details

Treasure case tracking number: 2009T346

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 600
Date to: Circa AD 700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.62 g
Diameter: 9.26 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 2009 T346
Treasure case number: 2009T346

Materials and construction

Primary material: Gold
Completeness: Complete