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Description: | A small corroded copper-alloy fragment, probably from a long brooch of Early-Medieval/Anglo-Saxon type. A short section of what appears to be the lower half of the bow survives intact, the remainder missing due to old breaks. It is rectangular in form with a central ridge formed from two vertical ribs separated by a shallow groove. At the base it is slightly faceted and extends perhaps as far as the beginning of a transverse flat panel, most of which is missing due to old breaks. The back face is distorted and now convex, seemingly as a result of exposure to high temperatures, which have also affected the front face. It measures 12.99mm in length, 10.23mm in width, 4.77mm in thickness, and weighs 2.01g. It seems most probable that this small fragment is from the bow of an Anglo-Saxon long brooch, perhaps of small-long or cruciform type. It has clearly been exposed to high temperatures, possibly through use in a cremation burial, and this renders its general appearance slightly unusual. If this is indeed the case then it should date to the 5th or 6th centuries AD.
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