Find Spot record 0234701000 - NE OF NEIGHBOUR'S WOOD brooch find
Summary
Saxon metalwork found in metal-detecting survey
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
Dimensions - Length 0020 mm Width 0028 mm Depth/Thickness 0002 mm
FOOT ONLY OF GILDED SQUARE HEADED BROOCH, DECORATED IN STRONG RELIEF WITH A HUMAN FACE MASK WITH PROTRUDING EYES. BROAD PLAIN BAND BENEATH MASK WITH NINE INVERTED CRESCENTS AT BASE. BACK PLAIN & FLAT. GILDING WORN OFF AREAS OF HIGH RELIEF (B4). CLOSE PARALLEL WITH EARLY-MID C6 BROOCH FROM DINTON CASS 00686.
Found in 1989 on the western slope of a dry valley by a Mr Brooks. Made from gilt copper alloy with a row of crescent-shaped punchmarks along the bottom edge (B5).
Sources (10)
- ---SBC17267 Aerial Photograph: 07/07/75. BCM A1/3/5-7. SU\791996. Yes. Yes.
- ---SBC17268 Aerial Photograph: 07/07/75. BCM A1/3/8. SU\790997. Yes. Yes.
- ---SBC17277 Aerial Photograph: 08/08/75. BCM A1/4/3. SU\791995. Yes. Yes.
- ---SBC17278 Aerial Photograph: 08/08/75. BCM A1/4/4. SU\791995. Yes. Yes.
- ---SBC17439 Aerial Photograph: 01/08/77. BCM A2/26/7. SU\792997. Yes. Yes.
- <1>SBC4856 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E (BCM) JULY 1975.
- <2>SBC313 Graphic material: Denise Allen (BCM). 1979. PAPER-STRIP METHOD 1:2500 AP PLOT (FILED).
- <3>SBC3089 Article in serial: Mark Collard & Jonathan Parkhouse. 1995. 'A BELGIC/ROMANO-BRITISH CEMETERY AT BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON', IN RECS OF BUCKS 35 p74. Vol 35.
- <4>SBC1926 Bibliographic reference: BROOKS F & FARLEY M E (BCM) MAY 1995 (BCM ENTRY FORM NO.1649) & SITE VISIT (SEE NOTES, PHOTOS, SL.
- <5>SBC19891 Unpublished document: Mike Farley and John Hines. 1997. Correspondence regarding article - A Great Square-Head Brooch Fragment from Buckinghamshire.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 79030 99590 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- SQUARE HEADED BROOCH (6th Century - 500 AD to 599 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: (EBC12562)
- Event - Survey: (EBC14070)
Record last edited
Sep 9 2008 3:57PM
