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Description: | An Early Medieval (Anglo Scandinavian or Viking) copper alloy brooch or mount (AD850-950). The brooch is tri-lobed with one lobe broken and missing. On the reverse of one of the lobes are twin perforated lugs, perhaps for a brooch pin, but any pin mechanism is missing. There is no trace of a catchplate but that may be on the missing section of the brooch. The front surface is decorated with a carved zoomorphic motif that is repeated on each of the lobes. At the top of the each lobe, in the centre of the brooch, is an animal??s face with a triangular nose and two pellets for the eyes. Each lobe is filled with a circular interlaced pattern and four oval pellets. It is possible these represent the body of the animal. Traces of gilding remain in the recesses of the carving. Copper alloy is red brown with patches of a pale green patina.
Dimensions: length: 56.50mm; width: 27.48mm; thickness: 8.19mm; weight: 17.37g. | Subjects: | Anglo Saxon | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Levick, Paula - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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