File:Early medieval cruciform brooch (FindID 791691).jpg

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Early medieval cruciform brooch
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Derby Museums Trust, Alastair Willis, 2017-03-13 12:41:54
Title
Early medieval cruciform brooch
Description
English: A cast copper-alloy side knob from an early Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch. It is fully round with a globular, dome-shaped head, above a deep moulded waist, beneath which is a collar. The base of the knob is flat with a central circular aperture which runs through the head and emerges slightly off-centre at the top. An integral, flat triangular projection or tab extends from the underside of the base. The object is undecorated and has a dark green surface patina with a few areas of corrosion.

Overall dimensions: length 19.8mm x width 10.7mm x thickness 10.1mm. Weight: 5.3g

Dating: probably 5th century AD
Depicted place (County of findspot) Leicestershire
Date between 410 and 500
Accession number
FindID: 791691
Old ref: DENO-A9EAE3
Filename: DENOA9EAE3.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/606227
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/606227/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/791691
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 16 November 2020)
Object location52° 48′ 40.68″ N, 1° 21′ 26.64″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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