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Description: | A fragment of a copper-alloy early Anglo-Saxon long brooch, probably of cruciform type (although it is too fragmentary to be certain of this), measuring 29mm in length and 27mm in width. The central panel, one wing of the head plate and a fragment of the bow of this brooch survive the rest is missing due to old breaks, which are now worn. The central panel is bent forwards, almost in half, due to heat damage. The wing is also distorted and what is most likely to be the base of one of the side knops can be seen. This appears to have been integral to the head, rather than detachable. The bow fragment measures 15mm in surviving length and 13mm in width. It has two transverse mouldings where it joins the central panel and is also distored and flattened due to heat damage. On the back face the bow is hollow and the remains of the pin loop can be seen on the reverse of the central panel. This brooch is likely to have been originally deposited in an early Anglo-Saxon cremation, hence the extreme heat damage. It was discovered in association with other early Anglo-Saxon long brooch fragments and artefacts.
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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