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Description: | Anglo-Saxon cast copper alloy button brooch with a gilt surface. Button brooches are circular in shape and resemble miniature saucer brooches, although the relationship between these two brooch classes is not clear. This example is 22mm in diameter, the thickness and weight are unknown. The brooch is decorated with a face mask motif, however the exact form is unknown, thus it cannot be attributed to an Avent and Evison classification. It is unknown if the brooch has an upturned rim, or any additional decoration, such as punchmarks or beading. The pin lug and catchplate survive on the reverse of the brooch, however the pin is now missing. Button brooches usually had an iron pin attached, however some examples had a copper alloy pin. It is unknown what material was used to construct the pin for this example. | 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: | 450
525 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Richard Hobbs | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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