Record ID: WMID-3E06CB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Birmingham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy pin, possibly from an Early Medieval (AD 400-600) penannular brooch of Fowler's Type F. The pin is made in one piece and at the front of the head end is a flattened oval in plan. In profile the head is 'C' shaped which is the point where the head would have attached to the brooch frame. Below the head end, the shaft becomes square in section, then it tapers to a rounded and narrowed tip. The pin does not appear to have any decoration. The surfaces have a well-developed dark green coloured patina. The pin is straight however the surface has been slightly abraded in pl…
Created on: Monday 11th January 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Spatial data recorded.