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BROOCH
Unique ID: IOW-1C1F54
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval copper- alloy annular brooch or buckle pin (c. 1250-c. 1400).
This pin is made from a flat strip of copper-alloy that tapers towards a pointed tip. On the underside of the tip there is an undercut where it would have rested on the frame. The opposite end curls to form a loop where it would have been attached to the now missing brooch or buckle frame. About mid-way along the length of the shaft it has a thicker raised rectangular area. The upper face of this area is decorated with five stamped ring-and-dot motifs. There are traces of gilding around the rings-and-dots. The remainder of the pin is undecorated.
The pin is greenish brown and no patina has survived.
Length: 57.0mm; width of raised area: 5.8mm; thickness of raised area: 3.2mm. Weight: 6.47g.
Near identical examples dated to the 13th-15th centuries have been published (Hattatt 1989: 382, fig. 241, ref: 179; Read 1995: 63, ref: 293).
Also, compare with: DENO-E362F7 and SF-3C6217.
Hattatt, R. 1989. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts. Oxford: Oxbow Books.
Read, B. 1995. History beneath our Feet. Anglia Publishing. Ipswich.
Class: Annular
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 57 mm
Width: 5.8 mm
Thickness: 3.2 mm
Weight: 6.47 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 29th November 2017 - Wednesday 29th November 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-7-310
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
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.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 1989 | Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts: A fourth selection of brooches together with some other antiquities from the author | Oxford | Oxbow Books | 382, fig. 241 | 179 | |
| Read, B. | 1995 | History Beneath our Feet (1995) | Ipswich | Anglia Publishing | 63 | 293 |
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