SWYOR-2642B4: Early Medieval small-long brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: SWYOR-2642B4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete, copper alloy, small-long brooch of early medieval date, about AD 500 - 600. The remaining portion consists of the lower bow and the foot; the head, the pin lug and pin have all broken away and are missing with a patinated break. The bow is flat rectangular in section and steps down to a rectangular sectioned foot, which itself steps up to an expanded, flared triangular teminal. The bow is decorated with two short, transverse grooves at the base where it joins the foot. The foot is decorated with two transverse grooves near the bow, a raised transverse bar across the end of the foot, and punched annulets along the sides. The catch plate remains in place but incomplete on the underside of the foot, near the bow. The brooch has a smooth, grey green patina. It is 36.8mm long, 12.2mm wide and 9.3mm thick. 4.5g.

Compare similar brooches illustrated in MacGregor and Bolick, 1993, Ashmolean Museum, A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections, pages 128 - 129.

Class: small-long

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 500
Date to: Circa AD 600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 36.8 mm
Width: 12.2 mm
Thickness: 9.3 mm
Weight: 4.5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 23rd November 2009 - Monday 23rd November 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2643

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
Parish or ward: Hunsingore (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4254
Four figure Latitude: 53.98035909
Four figure longitude: -1.36106845
1:25K map: SE4254
1:10K map: SE45SW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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