YORYM-B92B01: Early-Medieval : Cruciform Brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: YORYM-B92B01

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper-alloy cruciform brooch of Early-Medieval date, c.AD 450 - 600. All that remains of the brooch is a zoomorphic terminal, possibly in the form of a horse's head. The fragment is narrow, comprising a spatulate terminal from which the D-sectioned bow extends, terminating in a worn break.

The spatulate terminal bears moulded double banded chevron decoration extending from a central ridge. The ridge terminates in a double grooved chevron where the terminal "snout" becomes the shaft of the brooch.

Midway along the shaft, two bulbous eyes project, one to either side. Four transverse ribbed ridges are present above this. The broken end of the shaft curves upward slightly before the break. The base of the curve is decorated with a further group of four transverse ribbed ridges.

The reverse of the brooch is flat and undecorated.

The metal has a dark brown patina and is worn. The brooch fragment is 45.6mm long, 9.1mm wide, 6mm thick and weighs 6.3g.

Numerous similar example are illustrated on EEA 84 (1998), including p.133, fig.17, no.1 from Cavenham, Suffolk and p.168, fig.51, no.6 from Icklingham, Suffolk. A similar, more complete example has also been recorded on the PAS database as NMS-F01A8C.

Ref: West, S.E. (1998) A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon material from Suffolk (East Anglian Archaeology 84). Ipswich: Suffolk County Council.

Class: cruciform

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 450
Date to: Circa AD 600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 45.6 mm
Width: 9.1 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 6.3 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: YMT : E05732

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Brantingham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE9328
Four figure Latitude: 53.74009825
Four figure longitude: -0.59147212
1:25K map: SE9328
1:10K map: SE92NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the 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

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Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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