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BROOCH
Unique ID: HAMP-44AF21
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Incomplete copper alloy button brooch with up-turned rim, most likely of Avent and Evison Class C. Moulded anthropomorphic face-mask decoration with a small, flattened and rounded helmet. The eyebrows, nose and mouth form part of one element. The eyes appear irregular, although this may be due to wear, but were most likely quite narrow. There are two bars beneath each eye, representing eye-rings and/or cheek bars. The face-mask is set within a raised circular border. There is evidence of gilding on the upper surface. The reverse is generally flat. There is evidence of the remains of the pin bar lug and catchplate, and it is clear that the pin would have been aligned across the axis of the face. Sections of the rim are missing in two areas. Interestingly, the four Class C brooches discussed by Avent and Evison have all been recovered from South Sussex or Wiltshire.
Class: button
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 400
Date to: Circa AD 600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 3.67 g
Diameter: 19.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 19th June 2003
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Gold
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: Upham CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
References cited
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