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Description: | Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) cast copper alloy saucer brooch. The brooch is circular in plan, and is missing its upturned rim. The upper surface has cast decoration comprised of a raised central boss surrounded by six running spirals. There is a wide field around the spirals which is plain and undecorated. There is a small amount of gilt surviving on the upper surface. The reverse of the brooch has a double lug with the corroded remains of an iron pin in the space between the lugs. These lugs are sub-rectangular in plan with a curved upper edge. The catchplate is complete and is rectangular with a recurved top edge. There is no iron staining on the reverse of the brooch except on the double lugs. The edge of the brooch is worn, and it has been slightly bent. It has a diameter of 36.29mm, the plate is 1.20mm thick. The catchplate is 5.45mm long, 1.86mm thick and increases the overall thickness of the brooch to 7.15mm. The double lugs are 7.01mm long, and each lug is approximately 2mm thick. The lugs are spaces 4.21mm apart. The lugs increase the overall thickness of the brooch to 8.37mm. The brooch weighs 10.2 grams. The brooch has an even mid-green patina, and both surfaces have been slightly scratched.
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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