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Description: | Anglo-Saxon brooch of Leeds (1945) class D square headed (plain) small long brooch, which is based upon the shape of the headplate. This brooch was cast in copper alloy and the surface has been silvered. The square headplate is decorated with ring-and-dot motifs, one in each corner and a further four smaller circles in the centre of the headplate. These smaller circular punches are arranged in a triangle, with three along the base (the one to the left is just visible) and one at the top. The headplate shows signs of green coloured corrosion in the areas where the silvering has flaked off the surface. A short, curved bow with a raised vertical ridge is attached to the headplate. It is extremely worn and possibly has some very worn ring-and-dot decoration along its length, see lower right of the bow in the photograph. The bow is 12mm thick, however its shape in profile is unknown. The bow terminates on a lozenge shaped footplate with a widened foot. The lozenge is the widest part of the brooch, mesuring 11mm across. Ring-and-dot punchmarks decorate the foot; there are two small punches at the top and centre of the lozenge, and slightly larger punches in the other angles of the lozenge. The widened foot at the base of the lozenge has three ring-and-dot punchmarks along its straight edge, and one positioned just below the lower ring-and-dot punch of the lozenge. The front of the brooch is now a dull silver colour with some dark grey-black patches, particularly around the edges. The reverse is a dull green-grey colour, with some orange-red iron corrosion around the hinge, probably the remains of an iron pin spring. The missing catchplate should have been situated on the reverse of the footplate. The brooch is 43mm in length and weighs 9.16 grams. Small long brooches were in use from the late 5th century, circa 475AD, until the early 6th century, 525AD.
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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