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Description: | Early medieval copper alloy, gold and enamel brooch, 25.5mm in diameter and 5.5mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 5.39grams. The brooch is circular and has a series of six circular protrusions around its edge, these may have held enamel but are now hollow. The whole of the surface is filled with enamel consisiting of a pattern of three small semi-circles of different colours, red and white can be seen, the third is missing. These are surrounded by crescents of a dark blue. The fourth quarter has a large crescent of dark blue. The rest of the field is filled with a paler blue. The object appears to have two bands of copper alloy containing the decoration. The reverse has traces of a lug and pin and there are traces of gilding on the surface.
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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