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BROOCH

Unique ID: YORYM469

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Garnet central setting, flat type, sheet gold foil placed between glass settings. Cloisons take form of blue circle around garnet.5 projecting (white) enamel triangles from circle. Interspaces filled with black ?glass. Inner rim form & central setting border type 1 (BAR 1975) 4 major, glass filled lugs, each with 2 non-filled lugs at either side,12 in all. 2 remaining coloured, one blue, one white, both on same edge of brooch fastening type 1. See scans

Notes:

Awaiting further identification and comment from Kevin Leahey

Class: disc brooch
Sub class: cloissanne

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 900
Date to: AD 1100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 5.9 mm
Weight: 6.46 g
Diameter: 24.9 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 14th January 1999

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: YORYM:E01681

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Garnet
Manufacture method: Multiple
Decoration method: Multiple
Decoration style: Geometric

Surface Treatment: Multiple

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Bassetlaw (District)
To be known as: SOUTH YORKSHIRE BAWTRY

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Avent, R.	1975	Anglo-Saxon Garnet Inlaid Disc and Composite Brooches.	Oxford	British Archaeological Reports	23 onwards
Hattatt, R.	1982	Ancient and Romano-British brooches	Sherborne	Dorset Publishing	175

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Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 25 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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