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disc brooch
Object Type
disc brooch
Museum number
1893,0716.61
Description
Tinned copper alloy disc brooch with serrated edge, central punched ring-and-dot motif, slight traces of textile.
Cultures/periods
Early Anglo-Saxon
Production date
5thC(late)-6thC
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
East Shefford
, cemetery grave 46
Excavated/Findspot:
Hungerford
(near)
Materials
copper alloy
tin
Technique
tinned
punched
Dimensions
Diameter:
3.70 centimetres
Weight:
18 grammes
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Montagu Humphrey Courtenay Palmer
Acquisition date
1893
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1893,0716.61