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Description: | Early Medieval (10th to 11th century, Late Anglo-Saxon) cloisonn?? brooch. Cast in copper alloy the brooch is circular in plan with seven lobes around the circumference. The upper surface of the brooch has a projecting circular border set at a 90 degree angle to the plate to create a deep recess for the cloisonn?? decoration. This border is formed of three elements, the outer and inner element are plain rings, while the recess between the two has an applied copper alloy wire which may have formed a rope-work design, however not enough survives to determine the exact decorative style. The central circular setting is filled with copper alloy wire cells arranged in a cross motif, with a central rectangular setting. The cross is infilled with a dark blue enamel. Two of the opposing quadrants within the circle are filled with a light blue enamel, and the other two quadrants and central rectangle are filled with white enamel. The surrounding lobes are cast with a central circular recess to hold an enamelled (or glass) setting - only one of the lobes contains the setting, which is globular, and red-brown in colour. The reverse of the brooch has the remains of a hinge and catchplate. Cloisonn?? brooches were usually gilded, however there is no gilt surviving on the surface of this brooch. The enamelled setting survives in a remarkable condition, with only a small amount of the dark blue and white enamel missing. The metal has a dark green patina, however most of the surface is pitted and begining to corrode. The brooch measures 24.55mm in diameter including the lobes, 19.69mm in diameter excluding the lobes. The enamelled design has a diameter of 14.87mm. It is 5.25mm thick across the central design, increasing to 7.55mm to include the incomplete reverse lugs, while the lobes are 2.81mm thick with the setting and 2.36mm thick without the setting. The brooch weighs 5.29 grams. | Subjects: | cloisonn?? | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McLean, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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