Record ID: NLM-729CC7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete cast lead Early Medieval brooch. The front is decorated with two concentric circles. The large inside circle has a cross made of wedges with a raised boss in the centre and in each arm of the cross is a raised triangle. In between each arm are four pellets in a triangle formation; three along the top and one at the bottom. In the outer circle is a border of raised lines. One edge of the brooch is incomplete and there is a crack down the centre. On the back of the brooch are two integral lugs with a lead rivet through them. Between the lugs is the fragmentary remains…
Created on: Thursday 16th April 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunham on Trent', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-52EB23
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval Anglo Saxon cruciform brooch fragment made from lead, 5th-6th century. Head-plate and top-knob only. Integrally cast top-knob, semi-circular in section, domed in outline with groove at the junction with the rectangular-sectioned trapezoidal base. Trapezoidal head-plate; it is unclear if side wings have been broken off or if they were never present. The rest of the brooch is broken off at the base of the head-plate. The single lug on the reverse of the head is un-pierced, and so could not have supported a pin; it is bent to one side. Thick cream patina. Length 41.38mm, w…
Created on: Wednesday 25th February 2009
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tuxford area', grid reference and parish protected.