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BROOCH

Unique ID: PAS-2BD736

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

A miniature, annular brooch decorated with a crudely engraved criss-cross pattern. The brooch corresponds to a number of base-metal finds from datable contexts published in G Egan and F Pritchard, Dress Accessories c. 1150 - c. 1450 (London, 1991), pp. 250-251.

Notes:

BM treasure case: 2001 T27

Class: Annular

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Ely Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Diameter: 17 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st July 2001

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Decoration style: Geometric

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: East Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Fordham

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
Current location: Ely Museum

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Audit data

Recording Institution: PAS
Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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