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NMGW-6A6462: Brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: NMGW-6A6462

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Unusual open frame brooch of triangular form. The brooch is decorated at each terminal with an animal head, possibly a dog. One side of the frame, ‘the bar’ is slightly bowed (concave) and is slighter than the other arms, it has been thinned at a central point to restrict the movement of the head of the pin (now absent). The other two arms rise gently before a bend returns to the terminal. The ears of the animal head at this terminal would have acted as lobes to restrict movement of the point of the pin.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2002

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Calne (Civil Parish)

References cited

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Audit data

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

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