West Hanney Anglo-Saxon brooch

Dark Ages brooch goes on show in Banbury
A RARE Anglo-Saxon brooch unearthed in Oxfordshire has gone on show in Banbury.
The piece of jewellery was found in West Hanney in 2009, has been loaned to the Banbury Museum until April 27 by Oxfordshire County Council’s museum service.
The brooch, which dates from the 7th century, was discovered during  a metal-detecting rally in West Hanney, near Wantage, in 2009, and an excavation then revealed the skeleton of a woman aged about 25 and two small pots.
Cherwell District Council deputy leader George Reynolds said: “We’re very lucky to be able to put this artefact on display at Banbury Museum.
“It’s a beautiful object of both national and local importance and follows on from similar historic displays at the museum that have proved very popular.”

It was bought for £2,750 with the assistance of the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, the Headley Trust, and the Friends of the Oxfordshire Museum.

The Portable Antiquities Scheme record number: BERK-545C74
Object type: Brooch
Broadperiod: Early Medieval
County of discovery: Oxfordshire

Compare:

The Milton Brooch
British Museum: Two silver gilt brooches
A brooch from Sarre
From Faversham
 The Kingston brooch

Further reading:
Avent, R. 1975. Anglo-Saxon Disc and Composite Brooches, British Archaeological Reports 11 (Oxford).

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