Cottenham, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, England: Early medieval Small Long brooch
Object Type: Brooch
A fragment of a copper alloy Small Long brooch dating to the fifth or sixth centuries CE. The fragment comprises a portion of the leg and foot. The leg is flat and tapering and is decorated with marginal rows of stamped dots. The leg is separated from the foot by two ribbed mouldings. The foot expands very slightly with a forward facing ribbed terminal and is decorated with two horizontal incised lines. The catchplate is semi-circular in shape and reaches the full length of the foot. The brooch fragments measures 38mm in length and a maximum of 10mm in width.
Findspot: OS Grid ref: TL3777 [Limited], 10k Map: TL37NE, 25k Map: TL5327, Parish: COTTENHAM, County: CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Dates: EARLY EARLY MEDIEVAL (Certain), Post 475 AD - Ante 550 AD
Further information
Method of Manufacture: Cast Length: 38 mm Quantity: 1
Material: Copper alloy Width: 10 mm
Decoration: Thickness: not defined Preservation:
Surface Treatment: Diameter: not defined Completeness:
Weight: 0 Evidence of reuse:
Discovery Information
Found by: UNKNOWN OR ACCESS RESTRICTED, About 03.2007
Method of Discovery: Metal detector
Additional Information
Primary Identifier: UNKNOWN OR ACCESS RESTRICTED
Secondary Identifier: not defined
Recorded by: UNKNOWN OR ACCESS RESTRICTED
