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Description: | A fragment of a copper alloy small-long brooch dating to the early Saxon period. The fragment comprises the head plate and part of the bow. The head plate is square in shape. At the centre of the head plate is a raised square field. It is decorated with rows of marginally stamped triangles. The outer panel of the head plate is also decorated with a marginally stamped border of 'S's. The bow is slightly arched, hollow and hemispherical in section. On the underside of the head plate, there is a large semi-circular pin attachment lug. Iron corrosion from the pin surrounds the lug. The brooch fragment measures 30mm in length; the head plate has a width of 23mm, the bow 10mm.
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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