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BROOCH
Unique ID: SUR-8C91E4
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A late tenth- or eleventh-century cloisonné enamel brooch made from gilded copper alloy. The brooch has a raised centre with dark blue, light blue and red enamel. There are two T-shaped cells set opposite one another and filled with light blue glass, and two perhaps triangular cells filled with red glass. The field thus formed in the centre looks like a cross with offset arms, and is filled with dark blue glass. The cell walls are all made from copper-alloy strip. The enamel design is framed within two rings of chunky beaded wire which are also visible on the gilded reverse. The pin and catch are missing but part of the pin hinge survives. See Buckton 1986 for a discussion of the type.
Class:
cloisonné enamelled (Weetch Type 20)
Sub class: Colchester type (Weetch Type 20.B)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 970
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 8.26 mm
Weight: 3.79 g
Diameter: 21.28 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th April 2012
Rally details.
This object was found at Leisure Promotions at East Stratton, Hants 15th April 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 97
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Micheldever (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU5440
Four figure Latitude: 51.156714
Four figure longitude: -1.229229
1:25K map: SU5440
1:10K map: SU54SW
Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckton, D. | 1986 | Late 10th and 11th-century cloisonne enamel brooches |
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