Information for record number MWA9802:
Find of a bronze mount or more likely a fragment of a cruciform brooch from the sixth century in Hunningham

Summary Find of a bronze mount or more likely a fragment of a cruciform brooch in the shape of a horse's head dated typologically to the early sixth century.The findspot was 400m southeast of Hunningham Bridge.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Hunningham
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 37 68
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1Bronze mount found in 1994 and brought to the Museum for identification. Method of recovery unrecorded. A note was added to this record in 2013 by Dr Tony Martin. The object is probably a broken cruciform brooch that shows rivet holes where a repair was made.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 3094
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1994
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 3094
   
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source WMEF Warwickshire Museum Enquiry Form. These are forms that are filled in when a person brings an object to Warwickshire Museum to be identified. Amongst the information recorded on the form are details such as a description of the object, where and when it was found, and in some cases a sketch or photographs of it. Copies of the form can be viewed at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument MUSEUM * A building, group of buildings or space within a building, where objects of value such as works of art, antiquities, scientific specimens, or other artefacts are housed and displayed. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back

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