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BROOCH
Unique ID: DUR-F297F8
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete, copper alloy, 'small-long' early medieval brooch, dating to c.450-550 AD.
The fragment is composed of the head and part of the bow. The head is square with projections from the top, left and right. The projection on the right has a ring and dot motif incised decoration. A small section of the curved bow remains, which slightly tapers to the foot.
Th reverse is plain, except for the remains of an offset lug that originally formed the pin mechanism.
The brooch measures 27.0mm in length. The head is 25.2mm wide and 12.5mm high. The bow tapers from 10.0mm to 6.9mm. It is 1.8mm thick. Weight: 4.14g.
The brooch probably fits in with Penn and Brugmann's (2007) Type sm2 for brooches with trefoil heads.
(Penn, K., Brugmann, B., 2007. Aspects of Anglo-Saxon Inhumation Burial: Morning Thorpe, Spong Hill, Bergh Apton and Westgarth Gardens, East Anglian Archaeology 119.)
Class: small-long
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 550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27 mm
Width: 25.2 mm
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 4.14 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 18th December 2019 - Wednesday 18th December 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: R505
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
Parish or ward: Thirkleby High and Low with Osgodby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE4778
Four figure Latitude: 54.19561332
Four figure longitude: -1.28111686
1:25K map: SE4778
1:10K map: SE47NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn, K. and Brugmann, B. | 2007 | Aspects of Anglo-Saxon Inhumation Burial: Morning Thorpe, Spong Hill, Bergh Apton and Westgarth Gardens | Gressenhall | Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service |
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