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Description: | Cast copper alloy cruciform brooch with bottom of foot missing. The headplate consists of a sub-rectangular central panel, with two sub-rectangular wings. If any knobs were originally present on the headplate, they are now broken off. No traces of decoration on headplate are visible. A single perforated lug partially survives on the reverse of the headplate in a lower central position. Slight traces of iron corrosion remain on this. The bow, which is hollow-backed, has a very pronounced central ridge,and a rectangular cross-section at either end. Three transverse grooves are visible on the upper foot. Part of the catchplate survives on the reverse of the foot. This is an example of Aberg's Group I or II, and probably dates to the 2nd half of the 5th century AD.
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