applied brooch

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Object Type
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
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Mucking, grave 878 cemetery II, inhumations
Materials: bronze; lead; iron
Technique
Dimensions: Length: 34 millimetres; Weight: 4.30 grammes; Width: 8 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1970
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1970,0406.822

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