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Description: | Copper-alloy disc brooch, now worn and missing much of its edge, originally decorated with champlevé enamel. A reserved line outlines a quadruped in profile looking right. The head seems to face forwards with long ears stretching back. Over the animal's back is a motif which may be a raised tail with a bulbous drop-shaped end, or which may be a tendril of foliage. In front of the animal is a tree, with uupright trunk in reserved copper alloy and reserved lines forming curvy branches which were probably originally enamelled. The scene probably depicts a deer in the woods.There are traces of blue enamel remaining in recessed areas of the background, notably in front of the front foreleg, between the forelegs, behind the rear foreleg, and between neck and ear.A perforated lug for the pin and a catchplate survive on the reverse; the pin alignment is vertical, with the lug at the bottom edge. An image of this brooch has been seen by Rosie Weetch, who finds it difficult to parallel within late Anglo-Saxon material; a 12th-century date has been suggested. 12th-century brooches are rare, but compare another enamelled example, NMS-C14737.
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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