A copper-alloy Borre-style convex disc brooch found near Ranskill, Nottinghamshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0
A copper-alloy Borre-style convex disc brooch found near Ranskill, Nottinghamshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0

Copper-Alloy Borre-Style Brooch (SWYOR-A257A6)

A copper-alloy Borre-style convex disc brooch found near Ranskill, Nottinghamshire

A Scandinavian copper-alloy Borre-style convex disc brooch decorated with three inward-looking Borre-style animal heads separated by wedge-shaped arms. Identified as Jansson type II A1 by Jane Kershaw.

For more information on Scandinavian jewellery in England check out our blog: Brooches, Pendants and Pins: Scandinavian Dress Accessories in England.

Object Type

Brooch

Date

circa 900 — 1000

Style

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

Borre, brooch, copper_alloy, jewellery, Nottinghamshire, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, Viking, women

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

This object is related to Ranskill, Nottinghamshire.
Find out about Ranskill, Nottinghamshire.

Acknowledgements

(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

Brooches, Pendants and Pins: Scandinavian Dress Accessories in England.

Kershaw, Jane F. Viking Identities: Scandinavian jewellery in England. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013), pp. 20-25.

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