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BROOCH
Unique ID: BH-1E8362
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A silver open-frame brooch, circular in plan, with attached pin. The upper surface of the thin-sectioned frame is decorated with a series of moulded crescents, aligned end to end. The pin has been looped around a constriction in the frame. It has a wider collar at the loop end and is of D-shaped section, the sides gradually converging towards the point.
No exact parallel could be found for this piece; however, open-frame brooches are reasonably common Medieval finds. In terms of age, and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal, it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Class: Open-frame
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Corinium Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2012T440
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 0.49 g
Diameter: 12.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 27th May 2012
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 48486
Treasure case number: 2012T440
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Cotswold (District)
To be known as: Chipping Campden
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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