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Description: | Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch, copper alloy with gilding, Leeds ang Pocock Type V Florid Cruciform brooch fragment, 54mm long, 44.5mm wide and 13mm thick. The brooch is in a fair condition with a green patina and weighs 24 grams. It consists of the lower part of the brooch which has broken off just below the bow. The central plate is rectangular in form and contains a central lozenge shaped garnet which is damaged and has at least one bevelled edge. This is bordered by a gilded depression and ridge. The rest of the plate has a damaged surface, so a pattern cannot be seen, but is covered in patches of gilt. Above this plate is the remains of the bow emerging at a 45 degree angle. At each side there is a rectangular lappet which takes up two thirds of the length of the plate, the one on the left being incomplete. The lower edge is marked by a raised horizontal band 2mm wide and 1mm high. Below this the object forms a face consisting of a single, triangular sectioned, chevron shaped brow which sits above two spherical 'eyes' which are 3mm in diameter and 2mm deep. Below the eyes are two raised rounded 'cheeks' and between these is a flattened triangular shaped nose, which has large patches of gilding adhering to it. Below the cheeks are two rivet holes, 3mm in diameter, the left one contains a copper alloy rivet whilst the right one is empty and incomplete.
Emerging from the lower sides of the 'face' are two sub circular protrusions which are worn but appear to have raised swirls decorating their surface. The reverse is flat and plain except for part of a catchplate which is 24mm long and 5mm high. its is most complete in its centre, which curves over itself. | 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: | 520
570 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Wendy Scott | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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