SWYOR-4A2BC7: Early Medieval penannular brooch; Fowler Type F

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BROOCH

Unique ID: SWYOR-4A2BC7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A copper alloy penannular brooch dating from the late Roman or Early Medieval period, about AD 400 - 700. It is Fowler Type F1 which has zoomorphic terminals facing back along the frame, which are solid cast, not folded back. The top of the animal heads are decorated with a ring and dot motif containing degraded probable enamel, now a white or pale green colour. The hoop is decorated with groups of half-circumferential grooves on the upper face only. The broch has a grey patina. It is slightly distorted, the terminals overlapping a little. It is 50.6mm long, 50mm wide and 6.7mm thick. 14.44g.

Anna Booth in her 2015 Phd thesis suggests a date range of AD 400 - 700 for Fowler Type F brooches. Compare also West's Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Material, 1998, 9, 8.2.

Notes:

This object was discovered in a garden, but the finder has discovered that tonnes of topsoil were imported to make up the ground when the houses were built. The provenance of the imported soil is not known.

Find of note status

This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance

Class: penannular
Sub class: Fowler Type F1

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 400
Date to: Circa AD 700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 50.6 mm
Width: 50 mm
Thickness: 6.7 mm
Weight: 14.44 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st June 2015 - Thursday 11th February 2016

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2818

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Featherstone (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4219
Four figure Latitude: 53.66580141
Four figure longitude: -1.36583441
1:25K map: SE4219
1:10K map: SE41NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Garden

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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