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Description: | Early Medieval copper alloy cruciform brooch fragment, 50mm long, 44mm wide and 10mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a brownish patina and weighs 19.54grams. The object has been well made but is suffering from various forms of corrosion. It consists of a central head plate which has a large central panel, with a thin recessed panel at each side. Attached to this are three circular knobs, each is identical with a recess and collar below the spherical knop. They are integral with a hollow reverse. part of the bow is present, which has snapped off at a diagonal. There is no decoration present on the brooch apart from a decorative step at the start of the bow. The reverse contains two semi-circular lugs, 8mm high which contain an iron pin which is heavily corroded. A close inspection of this corrosion failed to identify any fabric impressions.
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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