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BROOCH

Unique ID: BUC-810501

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete early medieval copper alloy saucer brooch dating from c. AD 400-500. It is missing the rim and the pin and catch plate from the reverse. The design is a central ring and dot with five running spirals radiating around this. The brooch has a dark green patina with evidence of gilding to the upper surface. The brooch has a dark green patina, with the central design a light cream colour.
Weight: 7.46g, Length: 30.25mm, Width: 22.64mm, Thickness: 2.26mm.

Similar examples can be found in MacGregor and Bolick 1993, p42-45 , Fig. 2.12, Fig. 2.13, Fig. 2.14, Fig.2.16

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 400
Date to: Circa AD 499

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 30.25 mm
Width: 22.64 mm
Thickness: 2.26 mm
Weight: 7.46 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 25th October 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: AYBCM 4870

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Aston Abbotts (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP8219
Four figure Latitude: 51.86356578
Four figure longitude: -0.81058185
1:25K map: SP8219
1:10K map: SP81NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Date find submitted for recording
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
MacGregor, A. and Bolick, E.	1993	A summary catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon collections (non-ferrous metals), Ashmolean Museum, Oxford	Oxford	Tempvs Reparatum	p42-45	Fig. 2.12, Fig. 2.13, Fig. 2.14, Fig.2.16

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Recording Institution: BUC
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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