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BROOCH
Unique ID: LEIC-53A198
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Late Early Medieval lead alloy disc brooch of Weetch's type 4.B, 19mm in diameter, 5mm thick and weighing 5.35grams. The brooch has four raised 'petal' like motifs arranged in a quatrefoil. This is surrounded by a solid double raised border filled with rounded pellets. The reverse of the brooch has two semi-circular lugs aligned parallel to each other and joined by two raised bars to each edge, giving the overall effect of a shallow box fitting.
The brooches decoration fits Weetch type 4.B, which are dated to the 11th century and have an eastern distribution, suggesting possible manufacture in Lincoln (Weetch, 2013;Ten Harkel 2010) See BUC-83AD38 for similar decoration, but this example has a pin mechanism which is similar to NLM-879595, showing a possible anthropomorphic image.
Sub class: Weetch type 4.B
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 5.35 g
Diameter: 19 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Uncertain
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: Boston (District)
Parish or ward: Frampton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF3437
Four figure Latitude: 52.91372
Four figure longitude: -0.00865487
1:25K map: TF3437
1:10K map: TF33NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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