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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Anglo Saxon cruciform brooch. Only the head plate and the bow remain. The rectangular central panel has narrow wings either side. The integrally cast top knob is domed in outline and has an incised horizontal line around the base. The collar of the knob overlaps onto the central panel and has a horizontal groove in the centre. The side knobs are missing. The arched bow has a single horizontal groove at the top and bottom. On the back of the brooch, behind the central panel is a large amount of iron corrosions, which conceals the hinge. The surviving length of the brooch is 47.98mm, the width is 23.14mm and the weight is 16.81g.
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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