LEIC-B9CC78: B9CC78a.JPG cruciform brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: LEIC-B9CC78

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Anglo-Saxon copper alloy cruciform brooch, 84mm long and 73mm wide. The upper half is present, the head plate has trapezoidal wings and the central panel has a border of incised dots. It has fixed semi-circular top and side knobs which are decorated with incised lines. The bow is plain and beneath it are curved lappets which have a notch cut out of their upper surface. The brooch ends at the half round panel, which is decorated with several horizontal incised lines. It has an intact single pin lug and catchplate. It is similar to a Mortimer type D from Empingham.

Class: cruciform

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Date from: AD 500
Date to: AD 550

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 84 mm
Width: 73 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 84 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 31st March 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Charnwood (District)
Parish or ward: Wanlip (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK6010
Four figure Latitude: 52.68438
Four figure longitude: -1.113863
1:25K map: SK6010
1:10K map: SK61SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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