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BROOCH

Unique ID: DOR-24D9E1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy annular brooch. A circular open frame with a constriction to accomodate the fine wire pin. The frame is D-shaped in cross section, flat on the reverse. There are clear file marks on the reverse. The front is decorated with a series of eleven irregularly spaced transverse notches with raised areas between giving it a segmented appearance. The pin is thin and tapering. It is hooked around the constriction in the frame.
Reference: Very close to an example from London found in a context of c.1270 - c.1350 Egan & Pritchard, 1991.
Similar to DOR-1B95AE on the PAS database.
Date: Medieval - c. 1270 - 1350
Diameter: 24.11mm
Thickness: 2.25mm
Weight: 2.02 g

Class: Annular

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1270
Date to: Circa AD 1350

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.25 mm
Weight: 2.02 g
Diameter: 24.11 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st November 2017 - Thursday 30th November 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 019467

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: North Dorset (District)
Parish or ward: Child Okeford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST8312
Four figure Latitude: 50.90721646
Four figure longitude: -2.24315224
1:25K map: ST8312
1:10K map: ST81SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F.	1991	Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991)	London	Stationery Office Books	Pg.246	no.1311

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Recording Institution: DOR
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: About one year ago

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