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Description: | Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon, circa 450 - 550 AD) disc brooch. Cast in copper alloy the brooch is comprised of a flat circular with a notched edge. Only a small amount of this decorative edge survives due to the edge being worn. The upper surface is decorated with incised circular lines and punched ring-and-dot decoration. The decoration is comprised of three zones of decoration, with double bands of incised rings seperating each. The central zone measures 13.91mm in diameter, and has a central ring-and dot surrounded by four further fing-and-dots. Each of these outer ring-and-dots have a further four ring-and-dots branching off in a quatrefoil design. This arrangement gives a 'cross' shaped design, and has a total of 21 ring-and-dots. The outer ring-and-dot of the quatrefoil arrangement is positioned over the incised concentric rings. The two incised rings are 1.21mm apart. The next zone is plain and undecorated, and is 5.11mm wide. There is another double incised line (1.3mm apart). The outer zone is 2.79mm wide and is decorated with a ring of 30 ring-and-dot punches. One of these punches has been made twice and slightly overlap eachother. A partical incised double concentric ring is visible next to the worn edge of the brooch. Each of the ring-and-dot punches is approximately 1.8mm in diameter. The reverse of the brooch is plain and undecorated, with no trace of a hinge or catchplate surviving. There are patches of copper corrosion on both the face of the brooch and the reverse. It has a dark grey patina. The brooch has a diameter of 37.87mm, is 2.12mm thick and weighs 11.05 grams.
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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