Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Early Medieval copper alloy pseudo penannular brooch

Copper alloy pseudo penannluar brooch with gilded surface. Flared decorated terminals are joined together by a square bar. Each terminal contains three settings, some of which still contain stones. There are the remains of an amber setting on the left terminal and on the right is an amber and a blue glass setting.

LI1.7

Collection Area

Archaeology & Numismatics

Item Number

81.35H/11

Find Information

Site Name: Llys Awel Farm, Pen-y-cae

Collection Method: metal detector
Date: 1979-1980

Acquisition

purchase, 29/4/1981

Measurements

diameter / mm:74
thickness / mm:4
weight / g:57.4

Techniques

Gilded

Material

Copper alloy

Location

location verified by EMC

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