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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy gilded button brooch of Early Medieval date. Late fifth century or sixth century (AD 450 - AD 600). Diameter 17mm, rim height 2.6mm. Weight 4.47g. The pin and part of the catch-plate are missing. The breaks are old. The brooch is circular in plan with an upturned rim which flares outwards at an angle of about 45 degrees. At the centre is a small anthropomorphic face-mask with a pointed ?helmet beneath which there are pronounced curved eyebrows. The eyes are round and are set well back into their sockets. The cheeks are oval. The nose is sub-triangular in plan and is pointed at the top and flares outwards towards the slightly down-curved mouth. The face is enclosed by a raised ring. Between the raised ring and the flaring rim is a plain border. The front of the brooch and also the outer surfaces of the rim were gilded and most of this survives. The flat and plain rear of the brooch does not appear to have been gilded. At the rear are the remains of a single perforated pin lug and part of the catch-plate. There is a deposit of iron corrosion around the lug. No evidence for melting or burning.
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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