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Description: | A copper alloy brooch fragment, Aesica variant - Hattatt's crescent type. Only the upper half survives and the spring and pin are missing. The spring was held by a small rear hook, now missing, with possible solder resulting in a small patch of corrosion in the middle of the back of the wings. The upper bow is arched, and the back plate is flat and expands to a fan-tail leg. At a point mid-brooch there is a narrow, circular-section shaft joining the bow to the back plate. The bow front has a raised central rib with wavy line decoration, grooves on either side and a probable further two flanking ribs, also decorated but in poor condition. A crescent is attached to the back plate, running from behind the central joining shaft at the junction of the front and back bow elements. No decoration survives on the crescent but they commonly have incised lines. The base of the fantail is incomplete, and part of the pin catch is extant. The brooch measures 30.5mm in surviving length, 17.06mm in width, and weighs 10.08g. The type is discussed by Hattatt, who shows that the distribution focusses on the Icenian area. This brooch most closely resembles Hattatt no.289A. A brooch fragment of similar design has been recorded from Wyverstone, SF-C8A3B6.
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