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Description: | A copper-alloy early Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch, incomplete and worn. It measures 62mm in length and 35mm in width. The head plate is rectangular with a central panel and slightly flatter wings. No knobs survive, although detachable side knobs could have been present originally. The bow is faceted with a flat area to the top and bottom. Below the bow is the remains of the foot. A flat panel survives with a worn semi-circular lappet to either side. Below are two transverse mouldings and beneath this the rest of the brooch is missing. On the back face the remains of the catch plate and pin suspension can be seen.
Although the foot is largely missing from this brooch, its size and the shape of the headplate suggest that it would originally have been in the shape of a horse's head, making this brooch of the 'cruciform' type. It dates broadly to the sixth century AD. | Subjects: | cruciform 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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