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BROOCH
Unique ID: LVPL-0FFDB6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy Aberg Group V florid cruciform brooch dating to the Early Medieval period. The incomplete object is in two pieces. The object consists of the lower half of the brooch and is decorated with the chip-carving method. The front of the brooch has remains of gilding picking out the decoration.
The upper fragment of the brooch comprises of the incomplete bow which is curved in profile. Below the bow the brooch is decorated with a rectangular stud in relief in its centre. The stud is surrounded by a rectangular border within which is a scroll-like design. To either side of this area are two incomplete lappets. Each lappet is decorated with scroll-like decoration. Below this on the lower fragment is a pair of eyes and a large triangular nose with concave sides. Below which on either side is a scroll-like motif. Below the eyes the brooch projects on either side before terminating with a break.
The reverse of the object is undecorated and an incomplete catch plate remains.
The use of both a white-metal (tin or silver) coating and gilding is known as Bichrome Style; although we used to think that this was quite short-lived, new radiocarbon evidence suggests that it was used for the whole of the sixth century AD. A similar example which can be found on the database is LIN-1CE356.
Class:
Cruciform
Sub class: Aberg Group V
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 500
Date to: Circa AD 600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 51.71 mm
Width: 43.38 mm
Thickness: 6.26 mm
Weight: 31.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st November 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Curvilinear
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
To be known as: Collingham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Åberg, N. | 1926 | The Anglo-Saxons in England, During the Early Centuries After the Invasion | Cambridge | Heffer |
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