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Description: | Copper alloy brooch fragment, Polden Hill variant type. Upper part only, missing pin, very corroded. The spring, and probably the axis bar, are made of iron. The spring survives in relatively good condition with the chord held by a rear hook; 5mm of the wing ends are folded over around the axis bar. No decoration survives on the wings. The bow is a rounded rectangle in section, tapering, with a slight centre rib defined by single grooves. Width 26mm, surviving length 33mm. Type as West Stow no.160.
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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