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Description: | The wings of the brooch are semi-cylindrical with wing caps, but instead of being cast as such, the wing caps appear to have been folded into position, therefore the upper and lower edge ofthe caps are not joined to the wings. Instead of the wings being curvaeous they are slightly angular. There is also a hole in the wings, either side ofthe bow head.
The bow head protrudes from the centre ofthe wings, and is in-set. The bow head and bow is rectangular in section and form in inverted 'J' shape in profile. The bow head and bow is decorated with a central wide groove and either side of this there is a groove with high-relief triangular shapes within.The bow is incomplete and the terminal is broken, but also suggests it may have had a circular hole as the terminal is a 'n' shape.
There are no traces of a catchplate. The axis bar, spring and pin are also missing.
The brooch has a green/grey patina. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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