Record ID: IOW-BDE1F7
Object type: BRACTEATE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A gold bracteate and other related E-M finds includung a fragment of a great square-headed brooch. Treasure case no. 2009 T264 Addenda to Treasure case no. 2003 T208. The seven finds in the group appear to derive from two, or perhaps three, ploughed-out graves of a 6th-century Anglo-Saxon cemetery. The grave-goods recovered consist of a gold bracteate, fragments from three silver-gilt brooches, four fragments from the bowl of a silver 'sieve' spoon, and two partially surviving, gilded copper-alloy brooches. The latter probably derive from the same grave, or graves, as some of the p…
Created on: Tuesday 26th May 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 16th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Freshwater', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-125794
Object type: BRACTEATE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) gold bracteate (c. AD 500 - c. AD 550). The bracteate consists of a gold sheet disc with a rim of beaded wire soldered to the edge at the front and a repoussé zoomorphic decoration. A separate suspension loop is formed by a ribbed strip and is soldered to the disc. The decoration consists of an interlaced animal that is typical for type D-bracteates. Its head is underneath the loop. The design was stamped with a die and the relief was then reworked with a pointed tool both from the reverse and the obverse. The border zone is plain. The bracte…
Created on: Wednesday 19th March 2008
Last updated: Monday 29th October 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Shalfleet', grid reference and parish protected.