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Description: | An incomplete early Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch, only the bow and the foot of this brooch survive, the head is missing due to an old break. It measures 43.7mm in surviving length and 4.9mm in width. The bow has a central longitudinal groove with a thinner longitudinal groove either side of this. The flat panel and half round panel both have decorative transverse grooves across them. The terminal of the brooch is in the shape of a horses head with bulbous protruding eyes and a central longitudinal ridge, the tip of the nose is missing due to an old break. On the back face the catch plate survives and is complete.
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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