annular brooch

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Object Type: annular brooch
Museum number: 1995,0102.134
Description: One of a pair of cast copper alloy annular brooches with iron pins of D-shaped section; not matching. Ring decorated on show side with groups of lines; small groove to hold pin point in place, decoration worn on top to both sides. Possible traces of tinning on surface. Traces of mineral preserved textile.
Cultures/periods: Anglo-Saxon
Production date: 5thC(late)-7thC(early)
Excavator/field collector: Excavated by: Canterbury Archaeological Trust
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Buckland (Dover), Grave 239 Cemetery
Materials: copper alloy; tin (?)
Technique: cast; tinned (?)
Dimensions: Diameter: 39 millimetres; Weight: 7.50 grammes
Bibliographic references: Parfitt and Anderson 2012 / Buckland Anglo-Saxon Cemetery Dover: Excavations 1994 (396)
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name: Donated by: Orbit Housing Association
Acquisition date: 1995
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1995,0102.134
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: SF.202

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