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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy quoit brooch style strap fitting (probably) of Early Medieval, late fifth or early sixth century date (AD 475 - AD 525). The point of a rear internal rivet or spike is missing and the tip of the lower part of the fitting is also missing. Length 37.8mm, maximum width 14.3mm and maximum thickness 8.8mm. Weight 5.28g. The object is sub-triangular and symmetrical in plan. It is convex at the front and deeply concave at the rear. When viewed from the front the upper edge is pointed at the centre and curves downwards to each shoulder to form a concave profile either side of the pointed features. The front has moulded decoration. Just below the concave edges at the top, and at either side of the pointed element, is a frieze of 11-12 parallel ribs. These ribs are set at a slight angle from the vertical and point inwards slightly. Below this decoration is a panel of equally spaced vertical ribs defined by an upper and lower border of horizontal and parallel ribs. The upper border is composed of two ribs and the lower border consists of two ribs. The upper rib of the upper border has continuous punch marks that present a crude beaded effect. The upper two ribs of the lower border are similarly decorated. The remaining two ribs appear to be plain. The lower part of the fitting is decorated with three equal sized triangular panels defined by ribs. These ribs have similar punch marks to those ribs previously described. The central triangular panel with its shorter side at the bottom is plain. This panel is flanked on either side by triangular panel with its shorter side at the top. These two flanking panels are decorated with curvilinear lines occupying the whole space. The rear face is plain and on the longitudinal centre-line is the remains of an integral rivet or spike which is circular in cross-section, about 2,5mm in diameter. The piece is almost complete and in fair condition. The extreme tip at the lower end, as well as part of the rivet, are missing. There are small areas of corrosion products on the front and rear faces, otherwise, the surfaces have a mid-green patina. The breaks are old. | 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: | 475
525 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Frank Basford | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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