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Description: | Incomplete copper alloy early medieval small-long brooch. The head plate of this brooch is square shaped in plan with T shaped arms to either side and above that form an over all cruciform shape. The headplate is plain, except for a single worn grooved line that runs vertically through the left-hand side arm and horizontally through the top arm. The right arm does not appear to have a grooved line, but this may have been completely worn away. The bow is arched with a flat section. Above and below the bow is a pair of parallel horizontal grooved lines. There are faint traces of a pair of vertical, parallel incised lines running the length of the bow. The foot is rectangular and flares at its terminal. It is decorated with two lots of three, raised parallel, horizontal lines, with a slight gap in between the two groups. Above the uppermost group is another horizontal grooved line. There are no traces of tinning of gilding. The reverse of the brooch is plain and flat. Two pin bar lugs remain with a substantial amount of iron corrosion held between them, otherwise the iron pin is missing. The solid catch plate is intact except for its curl. The broken edge is worn smooth suggesting damage occurred in antiquity. The object has an even light green patina. The brooch is 54.78mm long and 24.08mm wide at the head. Brooches of this type date from the early fifth century into the sixth century. Though an exact parallel is not illustrated, MacGregor and Bolick, 1993, do show a similar cruciform headed brooch, number 15.58. | Subjects: | Small-long Anglo-Saxon | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McDonald, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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