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BROOCH
Unique ID: SF-9DCC65
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper-alloy annular brooch dating to the Medieval period, c. 1200-1400. It demonstrates a circular frame (rectangular in section) with a constriction for the pin on one side and a projecting zoomorphic terminal directly opposing it displaying an animal's head with rounded ears and an open mouth. The pin survives intact within the construction, while the upper face of the frame is covered in a pseudo-inscription that cannot be deciphered. Preserved in good condition with a patchy greenish patina, the frame measures 28.64mm in diameter, 35.44mm long, and 2.82mm thick at the midpoint of the frame. It weighs 7.81g.
A number of similar brooches have been recorded on the PAS database, see records HESH-14F335 and NMS-73ED02. An exact published parallel could not be found for this brooch, though Egan and Pritchard (1991) note inscribed examples- see pp. 254-255, nos. 1336-1337.
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 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.44 mm
Thickness: 2.82 mm
Diameter: 28.64 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
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