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Description: | A copper alloy small-long brooch dating to the early Saxon period. The head plate is cruciform in shape. The surface of the head plate is pitted and no decoration is visible. The bow is only slightly arched and D shaped in section. The bow tapers to a rectangular section leg. The leg is decorated with two horizontal grooves. The foot is missing. On the underside of the head plate is a semi-circular lug with perforation to hold the pin. This is surrounded by iron corrosion. The catchplate is triangular and is at the top of the leg. The brooch measures 44mm in length, the head plate has a width of 27mm, the bow has a maximum width of 9mm. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Walton, Phillippa - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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