Record ID: HAMP-9A67D4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A base silver copy of an early-medieval Islamic dirham, modified into a brooch with the addition of silver-washing and lug attachments for a (now missing) pin; only a trace of the attachments can now be seen. Oriented as a coin, it has a die axis of 9 o'clock; the remains of the two lugs for the pin are situated at 6 o'clock. The area around the pin lugs has a pale yellow-brown substance, presumably adhesive, with traces of an orangey brown, presumably iron corrosion. This corrosion can also be seen diametrically opposite, and suggests the pin was made o…
Created on: Wednesday 30th October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 1st August 2023
Spatial data recorded.