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Description: | The original description of this brooch was as follows:
Early medieval cast copper alloy brooch, possibly of Ansate type, with one surviving trefoil terminal. The lobes of the terminal are sub-rectangular with rounded ends. The upper surface of the central lobe has a wide incised lateral groove, and the lobes may have originally been decorated further. Between the lobes is a sub-square plate, slightly recessed. One the reverse of this element a single pin bar lug projects together with the remains of the iron bar. The bow extends from the fourth side of the square plate. The bow is highly angled bow (Length 21.2mm. Width 9.1mm) with a convex upper surface and generally hollow reverse. There are three incised parallel lateral lines at the junction of the bow and terminal. At the other end there are two parallel incised lateral lines, more widely spaced, before the bow is broken off. It is likely that the second terminal of the brooch would have joined the bow at the break. Patchy light and mid-green patina.
It seems more likely, however, from the image and the description that this object is the headplate and bow of a small-long or cruciform brooch dating to the later fifth or sixth centuries AD. The classification and dating have been changed accordingly. | Subjects: | small long or cruciform Anglo-Saxon | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Ellis, Jane | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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