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Description: | A fragment from the headplate of an Anglo-Saxon long brooch. Only the central panel and parts of the wings survive intact, the remainder of the brooch now missing due to old breaks. The central panel is rectangular in form and terminates at its base in old breaks. Along the upper edge it has a small, central rectangular projecting lug, possibly for attachment of a larger knop or simply decorative in nature. It has decoration in the form of punched crescents running up both sides. The remains of the wings are recessed slightly from teh central panel and terminate quickly in old breaks making identification of their original form impossible. The back face of the headplate preserves the integrally cast pin lug, which is semi-circular in form and heavily encrusted with iron corrosion. The entire object measures 20.13mm in length, 23.31mm in width, 9.66mm in thickness including lug, and weighs 6.46g. This is the fragment from the headplate of an Anglo-Saxon brooch. The presence of a central panel running the full length of the headplate might indicate this was originally from a cruciform brooch, although it is lacking a central projecting knob as would usually be expected. This example probably dates to the 6th century AD.
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