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applied brooch
Object Type
applied brooch
Museum number
1970,0406.822
Description
Remains of very corroded (leaded) bronze applied brooch; the circular plate has lumps of corrosion, none of the appliqué survives. The copper-alloy spring and part of the pin are still attached to the brooch, probably wound around an iron axis bar, catchplate also present.
Cultures/periods
Early Anglo-Saxon
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Mucking
, grave 878 cemetery II, inhumations
Materials
bronze
lead
iron
Technique
applied
Dimensions
Length:
34 millimetres
Weight:
4.30 grammes
Width:
8 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Hirst & Clark 2009 / Excavations at Mucking. The Anglo-Saxon cemeteries.
(Fig.87; p.169)
(Gr 878/6)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
F W Surridge
(trustees of the estate of)
Acquisition date
1970
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1970,0406.822