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Description: | Anglo-Saxon copper alloy and gilt brooch, 70mm long and 73mm wide. The object is roughly T shaped and represents the upper part of a Florid Cruciform brooch dating to the 6th century. The central portion, 12mmx15mm, consists of a series of incised rectangles one inside the other, from this the three 'arms' of the brooch emerge. Each is decorated with two chip carved beasts with 'beaks' forming a slight circular protrusion. In between these beasts is a plain area resembling a triangle with rounded edges. At the lower edge there is a slight rectangular protrusion where the rest of the brooch would have been. Here there is a rivet hole 3mm wide in each side and just above but wider apart are two iron rivets which suggests re-use. There are two further rivet holes on each side of the upper part of the brooch which may be original as the beaks appear to wrap around them. The reverse of the brooch has two rounded loops with a small iron pin intact. beside this there is a rectangular patch of iron corroded onto the surface, perhaps a repair of some sort? The whole brooch has traces of gilding and it has a green patina with patches of iron staining.
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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