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BROOCH PIN

Unique ID: NARC-042386

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Cast copper alloy brooch pin. Medieval. The shank of the pin is square in section. The head is oval and separated from the shank by two ridges. This style of pin is common in silver medieval annular brooches. The copper alloy ones in this style are less common, as the pins for the copper alloy brooches are more commonly a strip of copper bent around the frame of the brooch.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1300
Date to: AD 1450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 36 mm
Width: 7 mm
Weight: 3.65 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st June 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Bedford (Unitary Authority)
District: Bedford (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Carlton and Chellington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP9554
Four figure Latitude: 52.176088
Four figure longitude: -0.612147
1:25K map: SP9554
1:10K map: SP95SE
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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