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Description: | Incomplete copper alloy early medieval small square headed brooch. The head plate of the brooch is rectangular and decorated with a raised moulded line that follows the rectangular outline. Bordering the outside of this raised line is a row of punched dots. Within the raised line is a raised moulded design that now appears abstract due to wear. The bow is gently arched and has a moulded border and mid rib. The foot is sub lozenge in shape, but is truncated. What remains is decorated with a solid lozenge shape at the centre surrounded by two lozenge shaped, concentric, raised moulded lines. In the upper angles of the lozenge are moulded designs that now appear abstract due to wear, but are probably rudimentary animal heads. The foot is broken at the point of the lower angles and is entirely missing its terminal. To the reverse of the brooch is an intact pin bar lug, with iron staining around, and catch plate, complete with curl. The pin is entirely missing. The brooch has an even mid green patina with traces of gilding to the front. Break edges are worn suggesting damage occurred in antiquity. The brooch is 45.58mm long and 26.74mm wide. A similar examples, with slightly different head decoration can be sen in MacGregor and Bolick, 1993, number 14.7.
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