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Description: | Incomplete, copper-alloy square-headed brooch. Rectangular head-plate with raised rectangular moulding forming outer border, enclosing further mouldings ?? the form of which is unidentifiable due to heavy wear and corrosion. Very gently arched bow, carinated in front, flat behind. A longitudinal shallow ridge divides the bow into two fields. Expanded foot, much of which is missing along with the terminal. Two raised lines form a lozenge-shaped field with a central circular raised moulding. At the junction of the bow and foot, there is a raised shallow V-shaped moulding which joins the lozenge motif. Rudimentary Style 1 animal motifs in the upper angles of the foot-plate. Traces of gilding on the upper surface. Heavily corroded. Broken single hinge, catch intact. Traces of white metal coating on the reverse surface. Heavily cleaned by the finder. | Subjects: | Small square headed Anglo-Saxon | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Worrell, Sally - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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