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Description: | Early Medieval copper alloy small long brooch, 53mm long, 22mm wide and 9mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 8.64grams. The brooch has some damage to its head, with one side missing. The head plate is rectangular and is bordered with semi-circular incised decoration. It has semi circular protrusions (one missing) as big as the head, which have a semi-cirular notch taken out at each side of their base. The bow is flattened in its centre, which appears deliberate, giving it a more rectangular profile. It has two distinct linear depressions running vertically at the top and bottom of the bow. This decoration appears to be visible in example 1678, fig.235 in Hattatts ancient brooches. Below the bow the brooch is rectangular in section and plain. It has snapped off here and there are no traces of a catchplate. The reverse of the head contains a semi-circular lug which has corrosion and staining associated with an iron pin.
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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