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Description: | Cast copper alloy detachable side knob from a florid cruciform brooch. Length 22mm, width 31mm, thickness 5mm. The knob is mushroom-shaped and highly decorated, in the form of a face mask with large round eyes in the centre; there is a rectangular projection above this which would have been attached to the head plate of the brooch. On the reverse of this rectangular projection are two small copper-alloy rivets. These are also just visible from the front of the brooch and so it seems likely that they are separately made, perhaps representing a modification.
The mask is flanked by two holes (2mm diameter) and to either side of the eyes is a recessed area with a profile predatory bird's head in counter-relief.
The reverse has two rectangular projections, one in front of the other, for a bar that would attach the knob to the head plate of the main brooch. This area is heavily encrusted with iron corrosion from the iron bar.
The artefact is corroded, with much of the original surface missing, resulting in a pitted light green surface. This type of brooch dates to the 6th century. | Subjects: | cruciform Anglo-Saxon | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Adams, Kurt - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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