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BROOCH
Unique ID: PAS-8BCFF7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy annular brooch of medieval date (c. 13th century AD). It has a circular, cable decorated (twisted) frame seemingly formed of one single rotation, and thus falls into Deevy's Class 3a for which a 12th- to 14th-century date has been suggested (Deevy 1998, 17). It has a broadly circular cross-section. Around a pin constriction a cast pin with collar below the loop, surviving in situ. It is circular in cross-section and tapers to a point. It has been bent to one side as a result of old damage. Both brooch and pin have corroded to the same light-green colour.
It measures 24.3mm in diameter, 18.3mm internal diameter, 2.9mm thick and weighs 3.45g
Class:
annular
Sub class: Deevy Class 3a
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1175
Date to: Circa AD 1350
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.9 mm
Weight: 3.45 g
Diameter: 24.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 2015 - Wednesday 1st April 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Tour find AP29
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
Parish or ward: Somerton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP4927
Four figure Latitude: 51.93935449
Four figure longitude: -1.28862781
1:25K map: SP4927
1:10K map: SP42NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deevy, M.B. | 1998 | Medieval Ring Brooches in Ireland | Bray | Wordwell | 17 |
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