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Description: | Copper alloy Anglo Saxon spangle. This spangle is circular in plan and formed from sheet copper alloy. It is perforated with five holes, a central subcircular hole bordered by four subsquare holes, but is otherwise plain. It has an even green patina, with very little surface damage beyond a few patches of light green corrosion.It is approximately 10mm in diameter. Spangles had a variety of uses; they were worn at the top of pins, or on buckets, or on the ends of necklaces. They are early Anglo-Saxon and date to the fifth or sixth centuries AD. A selection of circular spangles can be seen in MacGregor and Bolick, 1993, page 246.
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