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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy disc brooch of Early Early-Medieval, fifth or sixth century date (AD 400 - AD 600). Diameter 24mm, thickness of plate 2mm. Weight5.48g.The brooch is sub-circular in plan and is flat in cross-section. The periphery has ragged breaks all around. The front is decorated with three concentric incised circles around a central "dot" representing the axis around which a scriber has been rotated. The dot is shallow and does not form a perforation through the plate. The inner circle has a radius of about 2mm, the middle circle has a radius of about 3mm and the outer circle has a radius of about 5mm. The dot and concentric circles are eccentric in relation to the periphery. On the flat reverse is a single perforated lug to accommodate the pin mechanism. The lug is incomplete due to a break which has occurred through the centre of the perforation. A D-shaped catch-plate (as viewed from the side) is complete but the edges are abraded. There are deposits of iron corrosion around the lug and also on the inside of the catch-plate, where the pin would have rested. The surfaces are corroded due to active bronze disease and there are traces of tinning on the front of the brooch. There is no evidence for burning or melting. All the breaks on the piece are old.
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