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BROOCH
Unique ID: NMGW-7DE9A3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy plate brooch of unusual form and uncertain date, but possibly Anglo Saxon. The brooch is complete except for the missing pin and a broken lug on the reverse (from the twin lug arrangement). The face is irregular and is shaped similar to two overlapping triangles. The catch plate is positioned at the apex of the top triangle. The top edge near the lugs has an S-shaped bend, which corresponds to a thinning of the metal. The face is decorated with raised border around the edge and a central cross. Either side of the vertical rib are thin diagonal mark, which slope upwards in the top section and downwards in the bottom.
Notes:
The irregular nature of the piece and the lack of comparative examples may suggest the brooch was recycled from another artefact. The form of the piece resembles Roman 'amphora' strap ends.
Evidence of reuse: Possibly a recycled artefact
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 410
Date to: AD 1066
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 36 mm
Width: 20.8 mm
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 5.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st October 2003
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMGWPA 2004.10.5
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
Parish or ward: Bury (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ0113
Four figure Latitude: 50.907645
Four figure longitude: -0.564863
1:25K map: TQ0113
1:10K map: TQ01SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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