Annular Brooch
Description
A complete silver annular brooch of Medieval date. The brooch is lozenge shaped in plan and D-shaped in section. The brooch is decorated with seven floral bosses, four of which are on the centre of each arm of the frame with the remaining three placed on corners. The remaining corner is recessed to house the pin which is constricted from a single strip of metal looped around the frame. The pointed tip of the pin sits in a recess on the boss in the opposite corner. The reverse of the brooch is flat and undecorated with traces of gilding remaining.
Object number
NOLMS:2016.025
Object
ANNULAR BROOCH
Production date
14th century
Period
Medieval
Material
Silver
Gold
Gold
Technique
Gilt
Cast
Cast
Dimensions
Length: 17.2mm
Width: 17.2mm
Depth: 1.7mm
Weight: 0.86g
Width: 17.2mm
Depth: 1.7mm
Weight: 0.86g
Provenance
BARROW UPON HUMBER
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