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BROOCH

Unique ID: NMS-061E0C

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Incomplete late early-medieval copper alloy Borre-style flat disc brooch of Kershaw 2013 East Anglian Series Type I, in quite fresh condition but bent and with less than one third missing as a result of careful chopping along a chord. The pin, which would have been of iron, is missing. On the reverse there is an Anglo-Scandinavian fusion of pin fittings (ibid. fig. 2.14): an incomplete single transverse pin lug (Anglo-Saxon) and a small catchplate.set at right angles to the edge (Scandinavian). Diameter 29mm. 10th century.

(field L8)

Class: East Anglian series

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 900
Date to: Circa AD 1000

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Diameter: 29 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st March 2014 - Wednesday 9th April 2014

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 59704
Other reference: SET042014

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Roudham and Larling (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL9789
Four figure Latitude: 52.46339365
Four figure longitude: 0.89844545
1:25K map: TL9789
1:10K map: TL98NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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