Record ID: HESH-ABF915
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy spiral brooch of probable later Bronze Age or early Iron Age date (1000 – 600 BC). The artefact is irregular in plan and cross section. It is formed with a central plate from which two integral cast wires extend. These wires are D shaped in cross section and are turned back upon themselves to form an oval open shape. The two terminals have been hammered to form a square cross-section and then rolled to form circular flat spiral or coil. One arm of the artefact has been distorted by movement in the ploughsoil. The central plate of the artefact is decorated on one f…
Created on: Thursday 5th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leominster', grid reference and parish protected.