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Description: | Part of the headplate and part of the bow from a gilded Kentish square-headed brooch, of Leigh’s series I or III (this depends on the material; see below). The headplate is missing its outer borders around all edges; there is a raised inner border decorated with opposed offset triangles inlaid with niello. Within this is a rectangular panel of relief decoration consisting of two back-to-back Style I animals. The bodies are made up of a wide ridge between two narrower ridges, and each has a rear leg towards the outside of the headplate and a foreleg towards the centre of the headplate; the heads are in the centre at the top of the headplate. Each head begins with a browband made up of two parallel ridges with pellets in between, and above this is a triangular ear. Below the browband is a nose, eye and cheek, with open jaws forming the mouth. There is no very close parallel in Leigh’s catalogue (1980), but the brooch from Bifrons grave 41 (brooch 1). This also has a disc on the bow, and animals with similar heads in the headplate frame. The Bifrons brooch dates from the late fifth or early sixth century, and this brooch must be of similar date. This object has been identified from the image only, and from this appears to be of gilded silver; there is no trace of green corrosion on the image and the workmanship and design is of extremely high quality for a copper-alloy brooch. The original finds recording form, however, states that the brooch is of gilded bronze. If the brooch is silver, it will be of Leigh's series I; if copper alloy, it will be of Leigh's series III. | Subjects: | Leigh's series I or III Kentish square headed | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Richardson, Andrew - Canterbury Archaeological Trust | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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