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BROOCH
Unique ID: LIN-24A337
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Gilt copper alloy disc pin head or brooch. The head is pierced on the left hand side, and probably once formed part of a triple-pin set. The face is divided into four sections by a central cross. Each section contains a triskle interlace design. The pin shaft is missing, however where it would have been appears to have been filed smooth. Also the reverse of the object has a soldered copper alloy suspension hook, presumably added at a later date. This would suggest that although originally a pin set, the object head was later made into a brooch. This pin is a good example of the classic 8th century type which appears to have a marked concentration in the East Midlands (for similar regional examples see: Treasure Annual Report 2000, pp39-40).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: Circa AD 799
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 31 mm
Width: 30 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Interlace
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Ruskington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF0851
Four figure Latitude: 53.045369
Four figure longitude: -0.390461
1:25K map: TF0851
1:10K map: TF05SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCMS | 2000 | Treasure Annual Report 2000 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 39-40 |
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