Rights Holder: West Berkshire
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
BROOCH
Unique ID: BERK-079210
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A 10th-11th Century cloisonne enamel copper-alloy disc brooch. The brooch has seven equidistant rounded projections (lobes). On each of these lobes a collar of copper-alloy strip has been soldered. Inset into four of the collars is a sphere of transluscent glass; 2 are dark blue, 1 is pale blue and 1 is white. The spheres are missing from the other 3 lobes. On the main body of the brooch a collar (again copper-alloy strip) has been soldered and inset into this is the cloisonne enamel disc. The pattern consists of five sub-triangular green/blue glass 'petals' (set within copper-alloy cells) arranged around a central blue glass inlay, the gaps between the 'petals' are also infilled with blue glass. The glass is chipped and cracked. On the reverse of the brooch there are twin lugs for the attahment of the pin. The pin and the catchplate are missing. Traces of gilding still remaining. The brooch is very similar to one found at Saunderton, Buckinghamshire (Buckton 1986:9 fig.1) in form but the enamel design differs.
Class:
cloisonné enamelled (Weetch Type 20)
Sub class: Saunderton type (Weetch Type 20.A)
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 900
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 9.27 mm
Weight: 5.87 g
Diameter: 23.76 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st November 2004
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with other or unknown
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
To be known as: St Helen Without
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckton, D. | 1986 | Late 10th and 11th-century cloisonne enamel brooches | 8-18 |
Similar objects
Find number: BERK-F67591
Object type: BROOCH
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
A 10th-11th Century cloisonné enamel copper-alloy disc brooch. The brooch has six equidistant rounded projections (lobes). On each of these …
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: BUC-F86D05
Object type: BROOCH
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
An incomplete late early-medieval (late Anglo-Saxon) - medieval copper-alloy cloisonné enamelled disc brooch (late 10th - 11th century), of …
Workflow: Published
Find number: BERK-97C727
Object type: BROOCH
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
An Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper-alloy disc brooch with in-laid glass, cloisonné enamel (late 10th - 11th century). The brooch …
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618