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ANNULAR BROOCH
Unique ID: NLM-D17554
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy annular brooch. Cast circular frame of a bevelled or sub-triangular section, flat at the back. The band is deeply nicked producing a faintly vermiform effect. The stub of a drawn wire pin is wrapped around the band. The grey tint of metal may suggest the presence of tin or lead in the mix. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1300.
Diameter: 19.2mm, Band Width: 4.1mm, Band Thickness: 2.9mm, Weight: 2.90gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 4.1 mm
Thickness: 2.9 mm
Weight: 2.9 g
Diameter: 19.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 11th April 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM30012
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: South Ferriby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE9921
Four figure Latitude: 53.67609995
Four figure longitude: -0.50277172
1:25K map: SE9921
1:10K map: SE92SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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