Rights Holder: Norfolk County Council
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Unique ID: NMS-EA85CE
Object type certainty: Certain
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Incomplete and very worn late early-medieval copper alloy disc brooch with cast Borre-style decoration, comprising a concave-sided figure with each of the four corners extended to form interlaced, double-strand knots. On the reverse are stumps of the pin fittings, the pin lug set parallel to the edge and the catchplate at a right angle to it (an Anglo-Scandinavian arrangement). Diameter 26.5mm. Thickness 1mm. Weight 4.21g. 10th century. Kershaw 2013, 56 - 65, East Anglian Series Type I.
Class: East Anglian series
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 900
Date to: Circa AD 1000
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 4.21 g
Diameter: 26.5 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 12th October 2017 - Wednesday 8th November 2017
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SMR reference number: 10324
Other reference: AMD112017
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
4 Figure: TG3202
Four figure Latitude: 52.56632228
Four figure longitude: 1.42179148
1:25K map: TG3202
1:10K map: TG30SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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