Record ID: BM-81BD21
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A complete disc brooch with straight-sided rim, made of silver, copper alloy and other as yet unknown materials; the complete pin and catch plate survive intact on the back. While the X-rays are unclear due to corrosion and the presence of the pin, the design figures a central boss set with white calcitic material (possibly shell or cuttlefish) within a series of broader and narrower bands. The first ring is broad and appears to have six small, equally spaced settings, possibly rectangular. Outside this is a narrower ring, but no obvious settings. The hinge mechanism is u…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd August 2010
Last updated: Thursday 18th October 2018
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Record ID: BM-B8C33E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy small-long brooch dating to the late fifth or early sixth century AD. The fragment comprises the head and bow. The foot is missing and the brooch is in general very worn. The head is 29mm in overall width and comprises a small square central panel with three flat semi-circular knobs attached by short stems. There are hints of lines of punchmarks around at least one side of the central panel, and possibly across the base of the uppermost knob too (above the stem) but the amount of wear makes this uncertain. On the reverse is a single pin bar lug, pierced f…
Created on: Saturday 13th December 2014
Last updated: Monday 23rd April 2018
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Record ID: BM-484402
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy florid cruciform brooch dating to the sixth century AD. The fragment comprises the head, the bow and a portion of the foot. The brooch measures 81mm in length. The head is 39mm in length, 52mm in width and 7mm thick. The bow is 20mm at its widest and 4mm thick. The foot is a maximum of 27mm long, 31mm wide and 6mm thick. Helen Geake comments: 'Despite the head being rectilinear and not at all 'cruciform', the decoration shows that it's developed out of 3 knobs all with two little circles - possibly intended as a human mask. There's a similar example f…
Created on: Friday 19th December 2014
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2018
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Record ID: BM-4862D6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy florid cruciform brooch dating to the sixth century AD. The fragment measures 50mm in length, and a maximum of 28mm wide and 3mm thick. Helen Geake comments: 'There is a parallel from Driffield in Martin 2015, pl. 29.1. It belongs to type 4.3.2 which appears to be a north eastern type. but as far as I can see the fragment of foot seems a bit bigger than the other fragment. A second fragment from Piercebridge may represent part of the same brooch (BM-484402) although it appears to originate from a slightly smaller example.'
Created on: Friday 19th December 2014
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2018
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