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BROOCH

Unique ID: LIN-E751E4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy ring brooch. The ring brooch frame is square in cross section and is twisted to give a cable decoration. A single line of close-spaced pellets runs along each face. There is a restriction to hold the pin, which has a wrap around head and a small collar below. There is evidence of silvering on the surface of the brooch.

Class: Ring

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1399

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Diameter: 24 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver

Surface Treatment: White metal coated

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: South Kesteven (District)
To be known as: Lenton Keisby and Osgodby

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: LIN
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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