NARC-3BEFA3: NARC-3BEFA3 : Small Long Brooch : Early-Medieval

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BROOCH

Unique ID: NARC-3BEFA3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment of a Small Long Brooch of Early Medieval date (AD 500-600). The object is composed of a small square plate, with notches removed from the lower corners. The plate is decorated on the upper face with an incised, double linear border, with an outer row of repeating transverse notches.

On the reverse of the brooch there is a vertical integral lug with a central circular perforation.

Protruding from the lower edge of the headplate is an integral bow, which is convex on the outer face, concave on the reverse and D shaped in section. The bow has moulding on the upper and lower edge giving this portion of the bow a lightly pyramidal appearance. The lower edge of the bow has a double transverse line below which the bow is broken.

The pin, partial bow, foot and catchplate are missing due to old and abraded breaks.
The metal is mid-green in colour with areas of light green corrosion product.

Length: 31.05mm, Width: 19.19mm, Thickness: 4.97mm, Weight: 6.6g.

Class: small long

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 500
Date to: Circa AD 600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 31.05 mm
Width: 19.19 mm
Thickness: 4.97 mm
Weight: 6.6 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Linear
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: Woodford cum Membris (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP5554
Four figure Latitude: 52.18151753
Four figure longitude: -1.19701787
1:25K map: SP5554
1:10K map: SP55SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Hattatt, R.	2000	A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches	Oxford	Oxbow Books	376	675

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Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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