File:Early medieval great square-headed brooch (probably) (front, profile, reverse) (FindID 235459).jpg

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Early medieval great square-headed brooch (probably) (front, profile, reverse)
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Duncan, 2008-10-20 13:18:59
Title
Early medieval great square-headed brooch (probably) (front, profile, reverse)
Description
English: A gilded copper alloy fragment, possibly from an early medieval great square-headed brooch. Mass 6.5g. Length 27.1mm. Width: 26.3mm. Thickness: 2.3mm. The fragment is sub-circular in plan with a broken projection at one end. The break does not appear to be recent. On the front of the fragment, a double penannular groove runs around the disc, towards the edge, and adjoins a series of recessed lines within the broken projection. There are traces of gilding on the front of the fragment, particularly on the broken projection. There may also be traces of a white metal coating on the front of the disc, but this is unclear. The fragment has an uneven, corroded surface, which appears largely brown/green on the front, and green on the reverse. The reverse is undecorated.

In: “A summary catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon collections (non-ferrous metals)”, MacGregor and Bolick, 1993, p.111, state that one of the most striking characteristics of the footplates on great square-headed brooches is the common occurrence of large and well defined lobes, projecting from either side and from the bottom (ibid.). The fragment recorded here may possibly be a lobe from the footplate of a great square headed brooch, although a direct parallel with disc terminals of the sort has not been identified.

MacGregor and Bolick (ibid.). They state that square headed brooches originate in fifth century Scandinavia and were introduced to England shortly before 500 (ibid.). Their popularity was maintained until the end of the third quarter of the sixth century, after which time it waned rapidly (ibid.).
Depicted place (County of findspot) Warwickshire
Date between 475 and 600
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FindID: 235459
Old ref: WMID-C72A93
Filename: blox 0808 disk 02.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/191028
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/191028/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/235459
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Object location52° 34′ 27.12″ N, 1° 44′ 11.83″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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