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BROOCH
Unique ID: YORYM-F72623
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy small long brooch of early-medieval date. The head of the brooch is rectangular and decorated with a border of annulet stamps. From the bottom of the head an integrally cast D-sectioned bow extends arching at roughly 45 degrees and tapering slightly in width. At the apex of the curve the bow turns downwards again at 45 degrees returning to the same plane as the head. At this point the bow continues flat and is decorated with a series of collars. The last of these collars is the widest and from here the brooch terminates in a spatulate foot again decorated with a border of annulet stamps.
From the reverse of the head the pin lug remains and is filled with iron corrosion. The pin proper no longer remains. From the reverse of the lower bow the worn remains of the catchplate can be seen though only a tiny portion survives.
The metal is a mid brownish-green colour and is worn. The brooch is 72.9mm long, 27.4mm wide, 7.5mm thick and weighs 15.5g. A similar example can be seen in EAA 84, p.139, fig.23, no.8.
Class: small long
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 400
Date to: Circa AD 600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 72.9 mm
Width: 27.4 mm
Thickness: 7.5 mm
Weight: 15.5 g
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Kirton in Lindsey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West, S.E. | 1998 | A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon material from Suffolk | Ipswich | Suffolk County Council | p.139 | fig.23, no.8 |
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