Rights Holder: York Museums Trust
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Unique ID: YORYM-96C42D
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE : 2015 T234.
A complete silver annular brooch of medieval date. The brooch frame is circular in both shape and section and is decorated with seven groups of between seven and nine transverse bands inlaid with niello. A free moving pin remains looped around the frame by a rectangular sectioned wrap-around head loop. A squat, sub-triangular expansion is present at the junction of head and shaft of the pin which is decorated with an incised transverse wavering line. The shaft of the pin is lozenge in section and each facet is decorated with a zig-zag line. The shape and design of the pin gives it a sword-like appearance.
Numerous annular brooches of similar forms though with varying decoration have been reported under the 1996 Treasure Act. For examples see: 2011 W19 (NMGW-4E78780, 2014 T98 (HAMP-C7F502), 2012 TW24 (NMGW-636F0B) and 2014 T541 (DENO-B5CBE3).
Date:
Medieval: 13th - 14th Century
Dimensions:
Diameter: 27.5mm; Thickness: 1.8mm; Weight 3.8g.
Discussion:
In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Class: annular
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure case tracking number: 2015T234
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 3.8 g
Diameter: 27.5 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 14th March 2015 - Saturday 14th March 2015
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Treasure case number: 2015T234
4 Figure: SE9838
Four figure Latitude: 53.82903324
Four figure longitude: -0.51251804
1:25K map: SE9838
1:10K map: SE93NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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