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Description: | A fragment of an Early Early-Medieval small-long brooch (AD 450 ?? AD 600). Length 21.4mm, maximum width 14.0mm and 1.9mm thick. Weight 2.51g.
The fragment, the lower part of the foot-plate, is sub-triangular and symmetrical in plan. It has rounded lower corners. At the top, at its narrowest part, is an old break. Just below the break on the front face are two horizontal and parallel moulded ribs, each of which is about 2.0mm in height. The ribs do not extend to the rear face. In profile, the sides of the plate are concave and the bottom is straight and horizontal. Forming a border along each concave side, there are six punched ring-and-dot motifs on the left side and seven similar punch marks on the right side. Each motif consists of a central dot with two concentric rings, the outer rings having an approximate diameter of 3.0mm. Due to corrosion the motifs are barely visible. It is possible that there are similar punched motifs along the bottom also. The rear face is flat and plain, except at the top centre, where a small portion of the lower part of the catch-plate is present.
The piece is corroded and in poor condition. There is no trace of tinning and no evidence for melting or burning. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Basford, Frank - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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