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BROOCH
Unique ID: WILT-EA9372
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy early medieval brooch dating to the period c. AD 410 - 1066. The brooch is broadly circular in plan. The obverse features traces of gilding and a design of a central raised pellet from which radiate a series of alternating circular grooves and ridges of vairable width. The outermost groove shows traces of a punched dot design in what remains of the gilding. Traces of a cross-hatched design are visible in the second groove in. The reverse features the remains of the lug and the catchplate, the pin is missing.
The brooch measures 23.81mm in diameter, 7.26mm in thickness (including lug) and weighs 9.11g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Date from: Circa AD 410
Date to: Circa AD 1066
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 7.26 mm
Weight: 9.11 g
Diameter: 23.81 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 4200
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Upavon (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU1254
Four figure Latitude: 51.28501389
Four figure longitude: -1.82931872
1:25K map: SU1254
1:10K map: SU15SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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