Norton

Brooches

 

AE Annular Brooch

Grave 11 Find 8

Cast copper alloy annular brooch, a flat ring plain on the underside, but decorated on the front with punched semi-circles and occasional pairs of incised grooves. There is a small round perforation for a pin and some textile remains adhering to the brooch.

Sherlock, S. J., & Welch, M. G. (1992). An Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Norton, Cleveland. In Council for British Archaeology Research Reports. Archaeology Data Service. 128. https://doi.org/10.5284/1081683

FE Annular Brooch

Grave 9 find 3 Iron annular brooch Fragments of pin looped round the brooch are present.

Sherlock, S. J., & Welch, M. G. (1992). An Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Norton, Cleveland. In Council for British Archaeology Research Reports. Archaeology Data Service. 126. https://doi.org/10.5284/1081683

Cruciform Brooch

Grave 1 find 5 Small cast copper alloy cruciform brooch with a section of foot missing. Brooch has wings either side of the central headplate panel, three half round knobs and simple faceted decoration. Bow is simple and footplate is plain with traces of a collar bellow which is broken. On back there is a simple spring coil and catchplate, but no pin present. The thread is evidence for the brooch being sewn onto a dress or shroud cloth Faint traces of mineralised textile also occurs on bow

Sherlock, S. J., & Welch, M. G. (1992). An Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Norton, Cleveland. In Council for British Archaeology Research Reports. Archaeology Data Service. 121. https://doi.org/10.5284/1081683

Square-Headed Cruciform Brooch

Grave 61 Find 3

‘Square-headed’ cruciform brooch with part of the foot missing. Cast in one piece; the break at the foot has been made in antiquity, as the edges are worn and corroded over, though not filed. The iron pin survives in two pieces and there is no textile evidence.

Sherlock, S. J., & Welch, M. G. (1992). An Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Norton, Cleveland. In Council for British Archaeology Research Reports. Archaeology Data Service. https://doi.org/10.5284/1081683

Anglo-Saxon Small Long Brooch Replica

Copper alloy small long brooch replica

Ladies cloak brooch with trefoil head plate and simple faceted decoration, head plate has central square panel with three flat lobes. Convex bow is faceted with short curved lines at each end.

Sherlock, S. J., & Welch, M. G. (1992). An Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Norton, Cleveland. In Council for British Archaeology Research Reports. Archaeology Data Service. (pp. 131) https://doi.org/10.5284/1081683

Copper Alloy Applied Saucer Brooch

Grave 105 Find 7

Copper alloy applied saucer brooch, a concave oval sheet base plate, the front of which has the remains of solder around the edges, with a small rectangle of metal in the centre.

Sherlock, S. J., & Welch, M. G. (1992). An Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Norton, Cleveland. In Council for British Archaeology Research Reports. Archaeology Data Service. 189. https://doi.org/10.5284/1081683

Anglo-Saxon Small Long Brass Brooch Replica

Anglo-Saxon Ladies cloak brooch replica. Trefoil-headed square top plate with notches on perimeter. Ring and dot pattern on head plate with convex bow.

Sherlock, S. J., & Welch, M. G. (1992). An Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Norton, Cleveland. In Council for British Archaeology Research Reports. Archaeology Data Service. https://doi.org/10.5284/1081683

Cast Copper Alloy Cruciform Brooch

Grave 102 Find 4

Cast copper alloy cruciform brooch with edges of the head plate and foot terminal damaged. The headplate has a single half round knob with a nipple which has a slightly hollowed back set at the top.

Sherlock, S. J., & Welch, M. G. (1992). An Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Norton, Cleveland. In Council for British Archaeology Research Reports. Archaeology Data Service. 188. https://doi.org/10.5284/1081683

Cast Copper Alloy Annular Brooch

Grave 41 Find 4

Cast copper alloy annular brooch, decorated with two groups of incised lines, one group being around a notch for the pin hinge bar. Mineralised textile adheres to the area at both ends of the iron pin.

Sherlock, S. J., & Welch, M. G. (1992). An Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Norton, Cleveland. In Council for British Archaeology Research Reports. Archaeology Data Service. https://doi.org/10.5284/1081683