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Description: | Description: A fragment of a possible silver gilt Anglo Saxon brooch, perhaps a fragment of the catch plate area of a square headed brooch. The fragment is very worn and none of the edges appear to be original. It is roughly rectangular in shape but one short edge is diagonal. The chip carving consists of four border grooves and the surviving part of the design within these appears to depict the lower halves of two scroll like motifs with a pellet between them. One of these motifs may have an open work hole through it or this could be due to wear or damage. On the back face there is a very worn projecting integral longitudinal ridge, possibly the remains of a catch plate. This is off centre with the decoration on the front face, being positioned near to the diagonal edge, behind the border grooves of the decoration. The rest of the back face is rough and pitted due to wear and corrosion. Some of this corrosion appears green in colour, which may suggest an impure silver alloy.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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