A Borre-style copper-alloy disc brooch found near Cossington, Leicestershire. (c) Leicestershire County Council, CC BY 2.0
A Borre-style copper-alloy disc brooch found near Cossington, Leicestershire. (c) Leicestershire County Council, CC BY 2.0

Copper-Alloy, Gilded Disc Brooch (LEIC-E7A016)

A Borre-style copper-alloy disc brooch found near Cossington, Leicestershire

A copper alloy, gilded brooch with a zoomorphic design in the Borre style. This brooch was probably made in Denmark and brought to England.

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 850 — 950

Style

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

Borre, brooch, copper_alloy, Danish, gilded, jewellery, Leicestershire, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, Scandinavian, tin, Viking, women

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

This object is related to Cossington, Leicestershire.
Find out about Cossington, Leicestershire.

Acknowledgements

(c) Leicestershire County Council, CC BY 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), p. 20-25.

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