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BROOCH
Unique ID: IOW-E01EF7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of an Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) small-long brooch (c. 450-c. 550).
This fragment is the head plate and a small portion of bow.
The head is flat and serrated at the top with a horizontal groove below the serrations. A portion of the bow gives the impression that the bow was strongly arched in side profile. The rear face has a pair of parallel pin-lugs which are 'D'-shaped in side view. There is corroded iron between the lugs and an iron axis bar.
This brooch has a dull green patina with traces of a white metal coating.
Height: 10.8mm; width: 16.0mm; thickness: 9.1mm. Weight: 1.92g.
Compare with: LIN-A82A07Z.
Class: Small-long
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
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 450
Date to: Circa AD 550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 10.8 mm
Width: 16 mm
Thickness: 9.1 mm
Weight: 1.92 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th February 2017 - Sunday 19th February 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-1-24
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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