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Description: | Copper alloy brooch fragment, Hod Hill type. Upper bow only, missing part of the hinge; very corroded and bent flat - almost broken across the middle. Traces of transverse mouldings at the top. Flat strip bow with near parallel sides. A centre band has narrow ribs flanking a strip with a reserved zigzag fill; to each side there is a broad concave moulding. It appears that the longitudinal decoration stops at the break, suggesting that the bow broke at a transverse moulding marking the start of the lower bow. Width 10mm, surviving length 38mm. The bow form and remains of the hinge suggest a straight-sided Hod Hill type.
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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