Record ID: YORYM-606C51
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cloisonné mount from an uncertain object, though probably a disc brooch, of Early-Medieval date, c.AD 950 - 1150. The mount comprises a flat copper-alloy backplate with raised edges and deep inset enamel. The mount is decorated with a cloisonné design formed by strips of copper-alloy creating a field of dark blue, a central circular cell of lighter blue and four evenly spaced pointed ovate, leaf-like cells of alternating mid-blue and white enamel. The mount is 17.2mm in diameter, 3.1mm thick and weighs 1.6g. Early-Medieval cloisonné brooches with similar e…
Created on: Wednesday 9th January 2019
Last updated: Friday 28th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wath', grid reference and parish protected.