Record ID: BERK-FF5C4A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Early-Medieval small-long brooch dating from the early 5th to 6th century AD. The fragment is the lower part of a small-long brooch. The bow is short, curved and undecorated. Below the bow is a elongated bar, which is rounded at either end. The foot of the brooch is rounded Both elements of the lower section (bar and foot) of the brooch have punched circle and dot decoration. The reverse of the brooch retains part of the corroded catchplate.
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
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Record ID: OXON-C0A4A5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy disc brooch dating to the Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) period (c. AD 900 – AD 1000) with concentric circle decoration, of Weetch's Type 5. or 'nummular brooch' type. The plate and attachment lug survive however the catchplate and pin is now missing and its outer circumference is chipped. The brooch is oval in plan with three concentric raised rings radiating out from a central raised area marked by a raised pellet   The recessed area between the rings is decorated with regularly sized and spaced raised pellets:  fif…
Created on: Tuesday 4th October 2022
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2023
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Record ID: WILT-8479C2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early medieval copper alloy saucer brooch dating to c AD 450-550. The brooch is incomplete, with damage to the catchplate and the pin lost. The brooch consists of a discoidal plate, with dished edges on the front and an incomplete pierced lug and catchplate projecting from the reverse, both on aligned with the same axis. There is an applied projecting stud at the centre of the plate, circular in cross section. This is surrounded by four concentric zones, each defined by a band of pellets moulded in relief. The innermost band is decorated with a repeating design, again in releif, in…
Created on: Monday 5th August 2019
Last updated: Monday 5th August 2019
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Record ID: ESS-675A44
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete early Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy brooch of supporting-arm type, dating AD400-450. The object has a rectangular head which would have housed a spring; the ends of the head project rearwards to form a pair of pierced lugs, now blocked with the remains of the iron pin bar. There are bold grooves along the length of the head, and on the reverse the remains of the iron spring. The bow tapers and curves downwards from the head, and is decorated at the top with transverse grooves. It is battered, but seems to taper into a triangular cross-section before straightening and flatt…
Created on: Thursday 8th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 29th November 2018
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Record ID: WILT-1DBB42
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy button brooch of Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date (c. AD 450 - c. AD 550), missing its pin (althoguh there is a large amount of iron corrosion around the pin lug to the reverse). In plan, the brooch is circular and has an upturned rim giving the plate the depth of 3.68mm. The rim, with a few slight knocks, flares outwards at an angle of about 135°.The upper surface of the brooch is decorated with a central chip-carved anthropomorphic forward facing mask. The 'helmet' (or possibly hair) is formed of a wide and rather triangular crescent. The eyebrows a…
Created on: Tuesday 27th March 2012
Last updated: Friday 13th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swindon', grid reference and parish protected.