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Description: | Cast copper alloy sawfish brooch. The wings are cylindrical in section and contain an axis bar for a hinged pin. The terminals on the face of the wings have a circular recessed area, presumably once containing enamel. The top of the bow has a circular recessed headstud. The wide flat bow has a rectangular panel containing a vertical row of diamond recesses down the centre, with a flanking row of triangles to either side. These recesses all once contained enamel, of which only a small patch of reddish enamel survives. The sides of the bow are very worn, however they are not flat, rather they appear to undulate like the sides of the bows found on the sawfish types. The foot of the bow terminates in a forward facing circular stud. There is iron corrosion on the catchplate and around the pin mechanism, suggesting an iron pin. | Subjects: | Sawfish | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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