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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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