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Description: | Cast copper-alloy Button brooch, Avent and Evison 1982, unclassified, but is closest to Class Eii. Circular with small anthropomorphic face mask at centre. Rounded helmet/hairpiece combines with the eyebrows and extended nose to form one element. The eyes are large and round and the cheeks consist of singular angular elements. The mouth is omitted. The face-mask is surrounded by a plain border, followed by a moulded zig-zag element which is enclosed by a plain outer border. Traces of gilding survive in the recessed areas. Single hinged lug and catchplate are broken, pin missing. Even dark green patina, traces of iron corrosion on reverse from missing pin. D: 21 Rim ht: 3.5 Catch aligment: 260 Rim angle: c. 75 Button brooches are similar in construction to saucer brooches, but are distinguished by their small size and by the anthropomorphic face-masks which they feature. Saucer brooches were regularly worn as pairs at the breast, but of the excavated examples, less than half the button brooches were found in a similar position. It may be that they fulfilled a range of functions as dress fasteners. Button brooches are found throughout much of southern England and date to the later 5th - 6th centuries. This example is very unusual in form and it has not been possible to find parallels with a similar zig-zag border around the face-mask.
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