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Description: | A cast copper-alloy fragment of a cruciform brooch of early-medieval date. All that remains of the brooch is a small section of the terminal, the breaks of which are worn. The fragment is sub-rectangular in shape with the beginnings of a horse-head terminal consisting of round bulbous eyes, the brow above, and a nose between defined by a longitudinal groove. The reverse is flat and undecorated, and the start of the catchplate can be seen. The metal is a dark brownish-green colour and survives in good condition. The fragment is 17.1mm long, 14.9mm wide, 4mm thick and weighs 4.3g. Similar examples can be seen in West, p.223, fig.105. It dates to the fifth or sixth centuries AD.
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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