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Description: | An incomplete cruciform early Anglo-Saxon brooch, the bow and part of the foot survive, the rest is missing due to old breaks, now worn. Total surviving length is 60.9mm and maximum width is 17mm. The bow is 24mm in length and 15mm in width. It is faceted at its top and base. At its base there are three transverse grooves. The flat panel has two central transverse grooves and appears to have old breaks on its outer edges, this indicates that originally there may have been projecting lapets from either side of this flat panel. On the right hand side of the flat panel there is also a strange rounded protrusion, this may possibly be due to a casting flaw. The half round panel has two smaller transverse mouldings flanking a larger central one. There is then the beginning of a horse head terminal, it has a rounded brow with a small vertical groove in its centre and two circular bulbous eyes. The rest of this terminal is then missing. On the back face the catch plate survives. This brooch is likely to have been deposited in an early Anglo-Saxon grave and was found in association with several other early Anglo-Saxon brooches and objects.
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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