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Description: | Copper alloy Birdlip brooch. The head of the brooch is crescentric and opens into a rearward facing lug. The head is slightly concave and has a central ridge running from the tip to the moulded transverse collar below. Either side of the ridge is a row or incised lines. Below the collar is an upturned lip. The bow is flat and slightly curves forward. On the face is a central raised vertical ridge running the length of the bow. On the reverse there is a small fragment of the openwork catchplate remaining. There are patches of bright green active corrosion over the brooch.
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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