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Description: | The brooch has cast tublar wings with a vertical slot in the centre revealing the axis bar. A pin is hinged around the axis bar in the centre. The pin has a lug at the upper terminal which has a hole through which the axis bar is situated. The pin is slightly bent and terminates to a shape point. The patina of the pin is a green/blue colour compared to the green/grey colour of the brooch. The bow head, when viewed from the top edge is an elongated trapezoidal shape with three moulded triangular shapes forming a sub 'W' shape in profile. The bow contintues vertically and is a sub-rectangular shape in profile. Below the bow head and at the upper portion of the bow there is more moulded decoration. This consists of a semi-circular horizontal platform which protrudes, and below this a triangular protrusion which is curved in a concave manner in profile. Beneath this moulded decorationthe only other decoration is a worn vertical groove at the side edges of the brooch. The catchplate is solid and the edge curls inwards to hook the pin. The outer edge of the catchplate has a distinctive corrosion product which does not occur elsewhere on the brooch. The majority of the corrosion appears to be on top of the bronze and is a pale green colour. At the tip there is also active bronze disease which is damaging the metal. Towards the upper edge of the catchplate there is a small copper alloy rivet visible, possibly placed to hold the item which has now corroded onto the catchplate. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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