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BROOCH
Unique ID: BUC-76C686
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy medieval annular brooch, dating to c. AD1270 - 1350. The brooch frame is circular shaped, with an inside bevelled edge. The frame is lozenge shaped in cross section. About a quarter of the frame is missing, and the breaks are worn. Before one of the breaks the frame narrows to a thin bar which is circular in cross section, this is the remains of the pin bar. On the opposite side of the frame is a sub triangular rounded projection, with a narrower neck. In the centre of the projection is a circular perforation. On one side is a oval shaped groove for the terminal end of the pin to sit in. The pin consists of a piece of copper alloy that is curved round the frame in an oval shaped loop. It is loosely attached and can be removed. There is a ridge across the pin after the loop, where the pin becomes wider before narrowing into the terminal point, which is slightly rounded. The pin narrows slightly before the point. It is D shaped in cross section. The brooch and pin have a dark green patina. The brooch measures 65.5mm in length, 58.5mm in width, and 5.1mm in thickness. The pin measures 57.2mm in length, 9.9mm in width, and 2.6mm in thickness. Both weigh 28.05g.
A similar brooch can be seen in Egan and Pritchard 1991, page 254, number 1335.
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
Length: 57.2 mm
Width: 9.9 mm
Thickness: 2.6 mm
Weight: 28.05 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 21st March 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AYBCM 4817
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Wendover (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP8805
Four figure Latitude: 51.73681012
Four figure longitude: -0.72701956
1:25K map: SP8805
1:10K map: SP80NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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 | page 254, | number 1335. |
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