Find Spot record MLI52567 - Anglo-Saxon Cruciform Long Brooch, Newton on Trent
Summary
A fragment of an Anglo-Saxon cruciform long brooch, found at Newton on Trent.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 649 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
The foot of a bronze cruciform long brooch of early Anglo-Saxon date was found at Newton on Trent. The fragment is of Aberg's group II, and is in the form of a stylised horse's head with half-round nostrils and prominent eyes. On conventional typological dating, the piece belongs to the last part of the 5th century or the first part of the 6th century. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. SK 87 SW: J.
- <2> SLI763 Article in Serial: A.J. White (ed.). 1978. 'Archaeology in Lincolnshire and South Humberside, 1977' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.13, pp.85-6.
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Location
Grid reference | SK 8238 7287 (point) Estimated from sources |
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Civil Parish | NEWTON ON TRENT, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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