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Description: | Copper alloy silver-plated disc. The disc of metal has a repousse design consisting of a central 'boss', surrounded by a ring of 10 smaller 'dots'. The dots then form a cross radiating from the centre and joining a circle of dots around the outer edge. At the point where each arm of the cross meets the outer circle, a group of 3-4 dots runs parallel to the outer circle in a clockwise direction. This has the effect of producing a rounded swastika design on the face of the disc. No catchplate, hinge or pin survive on the back, but two opposed square areas show traces of having been attached to something; thus it is possible that this is part of an early Anglo-Saxon disc brooch of some form. However, it seems more likely that is is part of some type of mount or pendant, although an early Anglo-Saxon date remains probable. | 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
600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrew Richardson | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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