Record ID: WREX-D5FC73
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a silver artefact, probably an early medieval penannular brooch, with gilding and gold filigree inlay. The fragment comprises part of the hoop and one terminal. The hoop is sub-oval in cross-section and is decorated on the upper surface with a gilded incised design. This begins at the terminal end with two opposing scrolls, behind which (after a small gap) is a slightly recessed, ribbed band running down the centre of the hoop, terminating in a single scroll. At the broken end of the hoop is an elongated semi-circular cell containing a gold sheet inlay, the edge of which s…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 30th September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weston Rhyn', grid reference and parish protected.