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BROOCH

Unique ID: NMS-36E1B6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Fragment of bow brooch: headplate with most of wings missing, and with stubs of cast-in-one half-round top knob and of bow, and slightly raised trapezoidal panel emphasised by fine engraved line down both sides. Either a cruciform or a small-long with cruciform headplate. Single pin lug and remains of iron pin bar and spring on reverse.Surviving dimensions; length 19mm, width 21mm. Late 5^th - early 6^th century.

Class: cruciform

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 450
Date to: Circa AD 550

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 19 mm
Width: 21 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st February 2010 - Wednesday 31st March 2010

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 25965
Other reference: BKLG2012

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
To be known as: East Tuddenham

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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