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Description: | A 10th-11th Century cloisonne enamel copper-alloy disc brooch. The brooch has seven equidistant rounded projections (lobes). On each of these lobes a collar of copper-alloy strip has been soldered. Inset into four of the collars is a sphere of transluscent glass; 2 are dark blue, 1 is pale blue and 1 is white. The spheres are missing from the other 3 lobes. On the main body of the brooch a collar (again copper-alloy strip) has been soldered and inset into this is the cloisonne enamel disc. The pattern consists of five sub-triangular green/blue glass 'petals' (set within copper-alloy cells) arranged around a central blue glass inlay, the gaps between the 'petals' are also infilled with blue glass. The glass is chipped and cracked. On the reverse of the brooch there are twin lugs for the attahment of the pin. The pin and the catchplate are missing. Traces of gilding still remaining. The brooch is very similar to one found at Saunderton, Buckinghamshire (Buckton 1986:9 fig.1) in form but the enamel design differs.
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