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Description: | Incomplete copper alloy button brooch with up-turned rim, most likely of Avent and Evison Class C. Moulded anthropomorphic face-mask decoration with a small, flattened and rounded helmet. The eyebrows, nose and mouth form part of one element. The eyes appear irregular, although this may be due to wear, but were most likely quite narrow. There are two bars beneath each eye, representing eye-rings and/or cheek bars. The face-mask is set within a raised circular border. There is evidence of gilding on the upper surface. The reverse is generally flat. There is evidence of the remains of the pin bar lug and catchplate, and it is clear that the pin would have been aligned across the axis of the face. Sections of the rim are missing in two areas. Interestingly, the four Class C brooches discussed by Avent and Evison have all been recovered from South Sussex or Wiltshire.
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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