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Description: | A cast copper alloy Trumpet type brooch, with enamelled wings giving a fly shape. The brooch has been broken resulting in the loss of the trumpet head and the hinge mechanism. The main plate of the brooch is lozenge shaped and has two cells cut into it; each cell is a rounded lozenge shape. The cells have been in-filled with a light greyish-blue enamel - forming the flies wings. The main plate then extends into the foot, which is rounded and has had two eyes drilled into it, to form an insect head but it is corroded. On the reverse of the plate the remains of the catchplate can be seen, but it is badly damaged. The pin is also missing.Fly type brooches are known but they are rare. A similar brooch can be seen in Hattatt, p112. Also see PAS database no: HAMP-6140F1 and SF-CADA75 for similar examples.
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