{"id":2342,"date":"2025-08-22T20:59:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T20:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/?p=2342"},"modified":"2025-08-31T19:49:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T19:49:39","slug":"brooch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/brooch-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Finds From Wirral\u00a0 &#8211; Brooch<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Unique ID:<\/strong>\u00a0<span class=\"fourfigure\">LVPL-ED3F75<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Object type certainty: Certain<br \/>\nWorkflow status: Awaiting validation\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/webp;base64,UklGRtwAAABXRUJQVlA4TM8AAAAvD8ADEP+gJpKt5pN0IAb\/LTXVF0CGn2wwiiRJUcb6XNX7Jwt0DKwjyUr0kBQIg\/yD4dvdOb\/5DwDs\/28SW56gEy7PnMiyOKQiw7QkN3EhhHwvHxoyiYt6mId6iEsroPYHZpATwMbwTsn9K5EzMGgkSdE9M\/8x+dfJEnYj+j8BpLwpJNBM87Ju5\/NSCxDMbYc9jBMKH1m654WPMi68Cbb+he+njOvYMbzfTxlPPeP305gN3pki4xC44F\/2C25ENDEBEhEVoo1lxjKrQAmUhAQA\" alt=\"Find awaiting validation\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"2327493614\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Treasure case 2024 T902<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently declared as treasure and donated to Liverpool museum by the landowner.<br \/>\nA complete silver annular brooch dating to the medieval period (c.AD 1250-1350).<\/p>\n<p>The brooch has a circular frame and circular cross section. It has a narrowed constriction for the placement of a pin that is now missing. One half of the frame is decorated with a twisted rope-like design that is present on the face and reverse. 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It is broken and would have been longer at the bottom in this photograph. There are still traces of the iron pin on the rear. This is an unusual find in our part\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Finds","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/category\/finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Small Long Brooch","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Small_long_Brooch2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Small_long_Brooch2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Small_long_Brooch2.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Small_long_Brooch2.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Small_long_Brooch2.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2176,"url":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/roman-brooch\/","url_meta":{"origin":2342,"position":3},"title":"Roman Brooch","author":"Wirral Archaeology","date":"21\/06\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Finds from Wirral - Roman Brooch Here are two views of a Roman brooch of an unusual type for the UK. It dates from AD120-150. The pin is short and may have been replaced but despite being recovered from plough soil it still moves. \u00a0https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1194328 \u00a0","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Finds","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/category\/finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Broach1194328.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Broach1194328.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Broach1194328.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Broach1194328.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Roman_Broach1194328.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2217,"url":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/annular-brooch\/","url_meta":{"origin":2342,"position":4},"title":"Annular Brooch","author":"Wirral Archaeology","date":"25\/06\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Finds from Wirral - Annular Brooch This is a section of just less than a quarter of a copper alloy flat annular brooch dated to AD 410-570. The two lines at the right is where the pin would have sat and you can see traces of a basic zig zag\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Finds","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/category\/finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Annular_Brooch_1158331.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Annular_Brooch_1158331.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Annular_Brooch_1158331.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Annular_Brooch_1158331.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Annular_Brooch_1158331.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1153,"url":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/finds-from-wirral\/","url_meta":{"origin":2342,"position":5},"title":"Early Medieval &#8211; Strap End","author":"Wirral Archaeology","date":"21\/02\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Finds from Wirral EARLY MEDIEVAL strap end Look into the eyes of one of our finds dated AD800-1100.\u00a0 \u00a0 Portable Antiquities Scheme Statement A mostly complete copper alloy early medieval zoomorphic strap end dating to c.AD 800-1100. 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