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Description: | Copper alloy Anglo-Saxon small long brooch. The brooch, which is complete apart from its iron pin, comprises a square headplate with 'T-shaped' projections from the top and side, giving it a cruciform appearance. These projections, two of which are broken, each have a transverse zig-zag decoration on them, whilst the headplate itself has decoration comprising incised circles and half-circles. An integral lug on the reverse of the headplate forms the hinge; this is encrusted with the remains of the iron spring. The bow has rectangular-sectioned ends, and a longitudinal groove down most of its length. The foot has a series of transverse grooves and ridges, and is perhaps imitating the zoomorphic foot of a cruciform brooch. The catchplate survives on the back of the foot. Probably of late 5th or early 6th century date.
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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