Rights Holder: Oxfordshire County Council
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
BROOCH
Unique ID: BERK-4EFFC6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper alloy brooch with copper pin. The brooch is in the shape of a cross, made up of four circular domed knops arranged around a slightly larger central domed knop. The reverse of the knops are flat and three of the knops have a hollow underside while the remaining two opposing knops are solid as they support the pin and catchplate mechinisms seperately. The pin is not sprung, rather it is mounted onto a simple bar that swivels between two small protruding lugs pierced to take the bar.
The brooch is in very good condition, of substantial construction and is covered in a nice greeny-blue patina. The style of the brooch suggests an Iron Age date but it is a very unusual style of brooch and no comparisions could be found in any of Hattatt's publications. There are two similar brooches recorded on the database; BUC-ED2437 is very similar, and WAW-DD1642 is also a related type. In this record, it is noted that the brooch style shares decorative similarities to the hangers from a chatelaine/distributor from Giubiasco, Switzerland (Jope, E.M. 2000 Early Celtic Art in the British Isles Clarendon Press Oxford, p. 285 No. 225 h).
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Potential for inclusion in Britannia
Class: Type 2Bb2
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 300 BC
Date to: Circa 100 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.81 mm
Width: 27.41 mm
Thickness: 8.73 mm
Weight: 17.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Thursday 10th June 2010
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Welford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU4173
Four figure Latitude: 51.45450312
Four figure longitude: -1.41132311
1:25K map: SU4173
1:10K map: SU47SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jope, E.M. | 2000 | Early Celtic Art in the British Isles | Oxford | Oxford University Press |
Similar objects
Find number: BUC-ED2437
Object type: BROOCH
Broadperiod: IRON AGE
A cast copper alloy brooch, missing its pin. The brooch is in the shape of a cross, made up of four circular domed knops arranged around a sl…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: BERK-4451E9
Object type: BROOCH
Broadperiod: IRON AGE
An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch dating to the Middle Iron Age. The brooch is cross-shaped in plan, made up of four bulbous knops arr…
Workflow: Published
Find number: WAW-DD1642
Object type: BROOCH
Broadperiod: IRON AGE
A copper-alloy brooch with traces of an iron pin. The brooch is cross-shaped, with a central circular domed boss with four integral narrow se…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618