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Description: | The brooch is sub-circular in plan. The centre of the brooch is a high-relief conical shape with five radiate spokes protruding from the centre. There are two concentric ring ridges, the outer ring is where the radiate spokes terminate. The border of the brooch has small stamped 'X's. The majority of the upper surface is gilded. The reverse of the item has two linear lugs which are incomplete, these would have been the catchplate and hinge. There are traces of tinning/silvering on the reverse of the brooch. The visible metalwork has a mid green coloured patina. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 43
410 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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