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Description: | Fragment of cast copper alloy Early Medieval brooch. This small fragment is semicircular in plan and flat in section. The main body of the fragment is ever so slightly recessed. It has been carved with a border that runs along the curved edge, which is hatched with diagonally raised lines. A plain raised line runs along the straighter edge. To one side of the plain raised line is a raised semicircle. Both the tops of the line and the semicircle are abraded. The decorative front side of the fragment is gilded. The reverse is plain and traces of silvering or tinning survive. The entire circumference of the fragment appears to be made up of a broken edge. The edges are worn suggesting damage occurred in antiquity. The fragment is 15.82mm long, 9.82mm wide, 2.08mm thick and weighs 0.93g. The design is reminiscent of the mask heads found on Anglo-Saxon button brooches. However, this fragment seems 'too thin', with no indication of pin lugs or catchplate. Though an exact parallel could not be found, Dr Kevin Leahy suggests that this object may be a fragment of lobe from a great square-headed brooch. However this diagnosis is by no means certain. This would potentially date it to the late 5th or 6th century.
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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