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BROOCH

Unique ID: SF7371

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Circular annular brooch frame made from gilded copper alloy. It is broken at the pin constriction, which is missing, and it is heavily worn on all except the interior surface. The broken ends have sprung apart a little, and its present diameter is 33 mm; the cross-section is nearly circular and c. 3 mm in diameter. Half of the frame seems never to have been decorated, but the other half has oblique spiral grooves giving a twisted effect. In the grooves is a double row of punched squares giving texture. Clearly a nice brooch when first made, the differential wear shows that it had a long life.

Class: annular

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1200
Date to: AD 1540

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 5.99 g
Diameter: 33 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st September 2001

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: ORFORD

Spatial coordinates

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Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Created: 22 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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