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Record ID: SF-6BE160
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy cruciform brooch of Early Anglo-Saxon date. It is missing the top of the bow, headplate, pin and terminal end of the foot due to old breaks. The bow is steeply arched, and a flattish oval in cross-section with a flat back. It has the remains of rectangular panels at top and bottom, each decorated with multiple incised transverse grooves where the panel and bow meet, the lower panel also decorated with single triangular notches to either side. The bow between them is slightly faceted, with a central vertical ridge decorated with three incised grooves.
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Created on: Tuesday 26th October 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 30th June 2015
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This findspot is known as 'Wickham Skeith', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-210523
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Early Anglo-Saxon supporting-arm brooch. It is missing the axis bar, spring, pin and outer edge of the catchplate due to old breaks. The wings are D-shaped in section with perforated lugs at their ends and a rear face that contains extensive iron corrosion resulting from the now-missing spring, axis bar and pin. The front of the wings (or the head of the brooch) is decorated with two pairs of transverse double grooves. Beneath the head the bow is steeply curved, sub-circular in cross-section with a rounded reverse and slightly faceted front with a central ve…
Created on: Tuesday 28th September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 28th November 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Mellis', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-C8B184
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch fragment. It consists of the foot with the horse's head terminal, the bow and part of the catchplate behind, the rest of the brooch missing due to old breaks. The incomplete upper terminal broken off before the head of the brooch, is undecorated but has a faceted centre, and is sharply curved to give a hooked shape. behind this and running longitudinally is the catchplate, 38.55mm in length. Beneath this the flat panel is plain apart from two diagonal, grooved lines on either side which finish at a horizontal rib, forming a collar above th…
Created on: Tuesday 13th July 2010
Last updated: Friday 21st January 2011
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This findspot is known as 'Akenham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-1CD572
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Early Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy supporting-arm brooch. It is missing parts of the end of the foot, and the spring and pin, due to old breaks and abrasions. The wings are D-shaped in cross-section, with incomplete perforated lugs at their ends, and a flattened rear face positioned at an angle of approximately 45 degrees. The front of the headplate thus formed has decoration consisting of double transverse grooves. Beneath the arms, the bow is curved, D-shaped in cross-section with decorated square panels at top and bottom between which the front of the bow is faceted. The …
Created on: Friday 23rd April 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 28th November 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Near Eye', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-ADBE44
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy convex disc brooch of late early-medieval date and Scandinavian design. The plate is circular in form and slightly domed with a concave reverse. The front has intricate moulded and gilded decoration in Jellinge style that depicts a mirror-image pair of stylised serpentine-like animals contained within a narrow border. At the centre of the plate is a small moulded cross saltire. At the top is an elongated head facing left with large round eye and pointed-oval ear. The body extends to fill much of the plate and is decorated along its centre with parallel …
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd October 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Hemley', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-3B3127
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A complete, but worn, cast copper-alloy late Anglo-Saxon disc brooch with relief decoration depicting a backward-looking animal. The front face has as its central decorative motif a quadruped standing left with all four legs visible, its head facing backwards and a triangular pointed tail bent forwards over the back to meet it. Three toes or claws are visible on each foot and the back of the head and neck has spiked or zig-zag edges representing a mane. The animal has an open mouth, and has a very worn ring and dot motif for the eye. The animal is contained within a border formed from…
Created on: Friday 18th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 14th December 2017
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This findspot is known as 'Wortham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-E28B03
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy brooch in the form of a bird, now in two halves. The upper half consists of the head, body and most of the wings. The lower half consists of the tail and the wing tip to the observer's left. The two halves were found three years apart; they will be described together.
The body of the bird is depicted as if viewed straight on and the head is turned to the observer's right. The beak is down-curving and the head entirely consists of a large circular eye decorated with a ring-and-dot motif. The top half of the vertical body, perhaps including the neck, is a long oval; th…
Created on: Monday 14th September 2009
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
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This findspot is known as 'mid suffolk', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-1A7C75
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy early Anglo-Saxon radiate-headed or miniature bow brooch, very worn. Only the head and part of the bow survive. The flat semi-circular head has three small integral knobs and no trace of a central panel or any decoration can be seen. On the reverse of the head there is a pin lug, again worn; it is off-centre and above the junction of the head meeting the bow. The bow has two transverse grooves across its top and has a D-shaped section. The fragment measures 32.24mm in surviving length and 21.58mm in width across the head.
A further study on these small se…
Created on: Thursday 30th July 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-92B213
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete large silver disc brooch of late Early-Medieval date and Weetch type 10.B (Sutton type). The plate is flat, circular in shape and is missing the separately cast pin, three separate areas of the exterior edge and a small area from one side of the brooch due to old breaks or possible plough damage. The front face of the disc carries incised and applied decoration.
The applied decoration comprises a central projecting cone or boss with flattened, rounded top that measures 10.24mm in diameter at base and 9.52mm in height. Eight similar bosses are positioned evenly around …
Created on: Thursday 12th March 2009
Last updated: Monday 12th November 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Bredfield', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-1A4104
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Late Saxon bird brooch. The brooch is in the shape of a bird of prey and is complete except for the pin. The bird has a triangular tail with moulded decoration to represent the feathers, where the tail joins the body of the bird is a raised transverse moulded band. A short triangular wing projects from the body of the bird above its back, the tip bent (old damage), and again with similar moulding for the feathers. Beneath short legs are two feet, each with four pointed talons, that meet at the base of the brooch creating a circular opening under the body of the bird. On…
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2008
Last updated: Saturday 28th March 2020
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Aldeburgh', grid reference and parish protected.
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