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Description: | A copper-alloy Anglo-Saxon disc brooch, worn but complete. This brooch is circular and measures 25mm in diameter. The front face has sunken areas (probably originally enamelled) in the form of a human head and shoulders, so is clearly a worn example of a Heiligenfibel or saints' brooch. The human head and shoulders are meant to depict a saint with a halo. Similar brooches have been found in Barham, Suffolk and Paderborn, Germany and are dated to the 9th century (West 1995, 6 and 119, fig 3, no 6). On the back face, which is flat, the remains of the pin lug and pin catch can still be seen.
Another example of a saints' brooch is on the PAS database at NMS656. | Subjects: | Disc brooch Anglo-Saxon | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Minter, Faye - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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