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Early Medieval copper alloy pseudo penannular brooch
Consists of a fragment of the right hand terminal of an Irish-type brooch that has been reused as a pin. There is one central setting for a bead/stud, and three settings around the central panel, only one of which is complete and perforated by a copper alloy rivet. Two copper alloy rivets pass through the terminal to fasten it to a copper alloy strip bent to a U-profile to act as a head of a pin with a loop on a brooch.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
81.35H/12
Find Information
Site Name: Llys Awel Farm, Pen-y-cae
Collection Method: metal detector
Date: 1979-1980
Notes: Found east of Pen-y-cae, 0.5km north east of Pen-y-cordynn hillfort.
Measurements
length / mm:34.7 (terminal)
maximum width / mm:24.4 (terminal)
width / mm
thickness / mm:3.5 (terminal)
maximum thickness / mm:5.5 (terminal, with rivet)
thickness / mm
length / mm:34 (back plate)
depth / mm:13.3 (back plate)
weight / g:11.5 (terminal)
weight / g:3.0 (back plate)
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