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BROOCH
Unique ID: HAMP-2945B5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A gilded and enamelled copper alloy Medieval (c.1200-1400) circular annular brooch with a narrowed frame for restricting the pin. It measures 22.45mm in diameter and 3.70mm in thickness. It weighs 1.38g. The brooch is decorated symmetrically with an alternating pattern of a single raised oval containing red enamel followed by a pair of longitudinally arranged small raised circles. The ovals and the outer circles of the pairs project out from the edges of the frame. The space between the ovals and circles is now a light brown colour on which there are traces of gilding. The reverse is undecorated, flat and ungilded with a green patina.
Class: Annular
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.7 mm
Weight: 1.38 g
Diameter: 22.45 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st August 2013 - Tuesday 8th October 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Winchester Museums Entry Form 3699
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Multiple
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: East Hampshire (District)
Parish or ward: Froxfield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU6727
Four figure Latitude: 51.03846099
Four figure longitude: -1.0457746
1:25K map: SU6727
1:10K map: SU62NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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