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In Grabher, G., and Schierl, T. (eds). 2013. 'Relations Abroad'. Innsbruck University. A type of Romano-British brooch, known as the Wirral brooch, has been identified as forming a specific type with a clearly defined distribution area (the Wirral peninsula in the North-West of England). It is a bow brooch with a panel of chequerboard enamel on the upper section, a headloop and a plain foot. The Portable Antiquities Scheme has been invaluable in adding to the numbers of brooches of this type known about as it is found mainly in rural areas. The rural distribution highlights the nature of this brooch as a local/native type. The enamelled section stands out as different to the plainer dolphin and Polden Hill types which are most common in this area. I hope to bring together the various strands of my research to highlight the use of brooches to inform us on some of the links between the different communities and regions within Britain. As well as the core group my study defined two distinct sub-groups, one in Scotland and one within an area termed the ‘Northern Military Zone’. This latter sub-group consists of brooches found on military sites and so stands out from the expected distribution in the rural North West. There were strong trade links between the North West and the military area, as the army required both raw materials and finished products, such as the lead produced in North East Wales and the mortaria made in Wilderspool. The mechanism through which the brooches were distributed to the Northern Military Zone is another aspect I will discuss in this paper. This paper will look at what the Wirral brooch as a regional type can tell us about fashion, brooch manufacture and identity in the rural North West of Britain and how brooches can be a window in many aspects of life in the provinces.
Durham Archaeological Journal
A late-medieval 'lyre-shaped' buckle from the Durham River Wear Assemblage2022 •
This research report presents the findings of a study on artefact 'Elvet Bridge 4027', a previously unidentified buckle recovered from the River Wear in Durham, England. The report explores the possible materials and methods used in the construction of the artefact, and discusses the significance of the decorative elements present on the buckle in the context of early 15th-century English society. Possibilities of who the object may have belonged to are also discussed. The report provides information on the regional context of the find site and the materials used in the production of medieval buckles in England. A crux of this research arises when delving deep into the widely accepted dating for this typology of buckle. It is discovered that the brass effigies, which have been the basis for assigning a date of 1390-1420 to similar buckles, do not actually depict a 'lyre-shaped' buckle on the depicted deceased. Instead, they only show a 'lyre-shaped' strap end and/or a square-shaped buckle. This research challenges the previously held beliefs about the dating of this typology of buckle.
Research report in Medieval Archaeology 57, 2013.
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Two recent finds of unusual trefoil mounts from England have led to a reappraisal of the trefoil mount from Jarlshof, Shetland. This study supports Eldjdrn's proposition, based upon two closely related finds from Iceland, that this series of trefoil fittings was produced in the British Isles, although Scandinavian influence is apparent in their form, decoration and metallic composition.
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From pendants to brooches: The exchange of Borre and Jellinge style motifs across the North Sea2002 •
Arbeia Society Notes no. 4
Gilded disc brooches in Roman Britain2023 •
A study of the different sub-types of the gilded disc brooches from Roman Britain, also known as glass centre-boss, gilt-and-glass, wheel on rivet and composite spoked wheel brooches (Mackreth type BRIT PL 3.b1 to 3.b6 and Hull types T270, T271).
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D Bracteate Designs on the Back Side of a Relief Brooch From Hällan, Jättendal Parish, Hälsingland2004 •
A review of current research on Hunterston/'Tara' brooches, attempting to bring our understanding of the type up-to-date at the time of writing. Three important subjects raised by the late Robert Stevenson are discussed: first, the reasons for the linking of the terminals to create pseudo-penannular (rather than genuinely penannular) brooches; second, the relative importance of Anglo-Saxon and Celtic traditions in the design and manufacture of the type, and in particular Stevenson's contention that the Hunterston brooch may be the work of an Anglo-Saxon artist-craftsman working for a Celtic patron; third, Robert Stevenson's interpretation of the ornament of the Hunterston brooch as Christian. The possibility that the quadrupeds on the brooches represent hounds, who play an important role in Gaelic mythology, is also considered.
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2012 International Conference on Digital Image Computing Techniques and Applications (DICTA)
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