Record ID: WAW-FC5599
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Brooch of Central European, Bronze Age, type, c.1100-800 BC. It is made from a single length of 2.7mm diameter, copper alloy wire, one end of which is a tightly wound to form a six turn spiral. From this the wire is bent back on itself to form a hook-like catch plate. The wire is twisted back and forth to form five, figure of 8 loops on the end of which is an integral pin. The wire is cracked at this point. The brooch is in excellent condition with a mid-brown patination which contains some grains of sand. Length 99.3mm, Width 41.7mm, Height 26.2mm, Mass 30.31g. This brooch is of C…
Created on: Friday 22nd February 2019
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2019
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