Rights Holder: Norfolk County Council
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
BROOCH
Unique ID: NMS-E140D0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete and 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, with rust from the iron pin, set parallel to the edge and the catchplate at a right angle to it (an Anglo-Scandinavian arrangement). Diameter 28mm. Thickness (excluding pin fixings) 1.2mm. Weight 3.43g. 10th century. Kershaw 2013, 56 - 65, East Anglian Series Type I.
Class:
East Anglian series
Sub class: Type I
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
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
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 3.43 g
Diameter: 28 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 10th June 2017 - Wednesday 20th December 2017
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 62290
Other reference: ECKC012018
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Rocklands (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL9897
Four figure Latitude: 52.53485856
Four figure longitude: 0.9178998
1:25K map: TL9897
1:10K map: TL99NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
Similar objects
Find number: NMS-9CA914
Object type: BROOCH
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Late early-medieval copper alloy disc brooch with cast Borre-style decoration, comprising a concave-sided figure with each of the four corner…
Workflow: Published
Find number: NMS-B1EED2
Object type: BROOCH
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Incomplete and distorted Late Saxon copper alloy disc brooch with cast Borre-style decoration, comprising a concave-sided figure with each of…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: NMS-4149A4
Object type: BROOCH
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Copper alloy disc brooch of the Late Saxon period, with cast Borre-style decoration comprising a concave-sided figure with each of the four c…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618