Record ID: WMID-AE6D12
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper-alloy Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch. Only the upper part of the head remains, consisting of three worn shovel-shaped wings, one at the top of the head, the other two to either side of the head. The central square plate of the plate is decorated with a series of double inverted V's giving the appearance of arrows. The regularity of these motifs makes it likely that they were punched rather than inscised. This decoration runs around the central square plate and there is also a line of the same type of decoration which runs across the widest part of each wing, …
Created on: Thursday 5th August 2010
Last updated: Thursday 5th August 2010
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Record ID: WMID-34BF43
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an early medieval copper alloy cruciform brooch. The fragment consists of a zoomorphic (horse-head) terminal with a spatulate extension. This fragment is from the foot of a brooch (e.g. see cruciform brooches in "A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals)" by MacGregor and Bolick, 1993, pp. 95-111). The fragment described here has a broken edge at the top, curved edges at the sides forming the zoomorphic shape, and an almost rectangular extension at the base with curves corners. The forehead of the horse-head is slightly raised, and terminate…
Created on: Wednesday 21st May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 6th February 2014
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Record ID: WMID-0074DA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete gilded copper alloy cloisonne enamelled brooch of Late Anglo-Saxon dating (10th to 11th Centuries AD). The brooch is circular in shape with seven circular lobes evenly spaced around the perimeter. Each lobe contains a cicular enamel cell, of which one is turquoise, one light blue, and five navy blue. The face of the brooch is decorated with a gilded border and cloisonné enamel, with a wavy equal-armed cross design in the centre. The cross is navy blue and also decorated with a gilded border which leaves four step pyramid shaped cells, one in each quarter. The opposing c…
Created on: Wednesday 9th September 2015
Last updated: Monday 3rd October 2016
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Record ID: WMID-B1C4E3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
By Elisabeth Okasha, University College Cork Description The object is complete. It is a circular silver disc of diameter 27-30 mm and thickness < 1 mm. Although described as a 'brooch' there is now no sign of any fitting or fastening. The disc is complete and largely undamaged although there is some discolouring on both face and back. The back of the disc is plain but contains some scratches. The face of the disc contains a central, equal-armed cross; it has a circle in the middle containing a pellet and each arm meets the circular margin on a tri-partite base. The margin is…
Created on: Thursday 20th September 2012
Last updated: Thursday 20th August 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hinckley', grid reference and parish protected.