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Description: | A copper-alloy early Anglo-Saxon supporting-arm brooch, 34 mm long with head 18.4 mm wide. The head is decorated with a pair of transverse grooves, and has a recess along the top for the spring; this recess appears from the image to be edged with notches or serrations. At either end of the recess is an upwards-projecting horn; on the reverse of each horn, extending down each short side of the head, is a rounded lug, with a circular hole through which the corroded remains of the spring protrude. The rest of the remains of the iron spring are situated within the recess. The pin is missing.The bow is steeply arched, and decorated with pairs of horizontal incised lines at the top and at the bottom. Between these the bow is slightly narrower, and is decorated with a vertical groove which is absent (perhaps worn away) in the centre. There is a transverse ridge at the junction of bow and foot; the foot is flared but undecorated apart from bevelled side edges. On the reverse of the foot is the catchplate, preserved in fine condition; it is triangular, tapering to the curled-over end.Supporting-arm brooches were divided into two types by Böhme (1974), summarised in English by Evison (1977), based on the width of the head; this example belongs to the Perlberg type (head width 12-22mm). They date to the early or mid 5th century. These brooches are more common on the Continent, where they are found between the Elbe and Weser and in southern Schleswig-Holstein. They are known in England but are uncommon, and the discovery of an example from Northamptonshire is interesting.
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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