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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy bird brooch, measuring 28mm in length and 13mm in width. The triangular or fan shaped tail projects from the roughly rectangular shaped body, traces of linear decoration can be seen on the tail and body. Projecting from the centre of the back there is a cross with rounded corners. Beyond this there is a vertical projection which is parallel with the cross and is the birds neck, the head is missing due to an old break. Beneath the breast directly in line with the neck there is an incomplete stub which would have been the beginning of the birds legs and feet. The front face is slightly convex. On the back face the pin constriction and pin catch are complete. The pin constriction is set in the centre of the tail and the catch is parallel to this at the other end of the body. The back face is slightly concave. This bird brooch is late Anglo-Saxon or Viking in date and has been confirmed as such by Dr. H. Geake. | Subjects: | bird | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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