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Description: | A detachable side-knob of an Early Saxon florid cruciform brooch with two complete attachment loops and part of the iron pin on the reverse. The inner edge, which would have fitted over the edge of the headplate, is complete. The moulded Style I human mask displayed on the front consists of eyebrows of the same width as the eyes, broad nose, curling moustache and mouth. The spatulate beard terminal is partially missing (ancient break) and much of the left side decoration is missing (possible more recent break). Brooches of this type date from the 6th century. The complete brooch would have been quite large, with the top knop probably being integral, but the side knobs made separately. It would also have had decorative lappets (projections) on the side of the bow and a zoomorphic or anthropomorphic foot. Only one side knop survives of this example. It has a length of 27.13mm, width 24.64mm, thickness 2.11mm and a weight of 6.90g. A similar example is NMS-2CF5F2
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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