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Description: | Brooch with ornate moulded decoration and traces of tinning/silvering. The trumpet head is turned very sharply back. Rearward facing lug with remnants of corroded iron spring attached. Small upward spike projects from the top of the head. Slight damage to the surface on one side of the head. The head is decorated with high, symmetrical moulding starting just above the button forming a triple median rib before dividing into a curving rib on either side of the head which joins to the rear just below the trumpet mouth. The button consists a large, plain, flattened central bead flanked above and below by smaller beads which are milled. The button continues around the rear of the brooch where it is flattened. The straight leg is again decorated with high moulded pattern comprising a median rib with "saw tooth" moulding down either side. The prominent foot consists of a milled bead above a larger bead which has incised grooves circumscribing the top and bottom. The foot knob terminates with a round-topped spike. The catchplate is slightly damaged and extends the length of the leg.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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