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Description: | Early Medieval gilded copper alloy brooch fragment, 60mm long, 58mm wide and 4mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 42grams. The brooch consists of rectangular head plate which is decorated with a raised border consisting of two solid lines which have leaf or rectangular shaped decorations in each corner. Inside this are various concentric rectangles. On three sides of the plate are sub-rectangular protrusions which are decorated with distinct 3-d human faces, some showing signs of elebroate 'moustaches'. The whole of the surface has traces of heavy gilding. The reverse of the brooch has two semi-circular lugs, 12mm long and apart, set into its centre. The brooch is a cruciform type and is very similar to one from Empingham, Rutland (grave 81 listed as Mortimer type Z3- Leeds and Pocock type V(L)). | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Scott, Wendy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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