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Description: | Medieval (11th to 12th Century) cast copper alloy cloisonee gilded disc brooch. The brooch is eliptical with a raised upper surface with enamelled settings. The design is of a central saltire cross with wavey edges filled in dark blue enamel. The area between the arms to the left and right is a semi-circular cell filled with white enamel. The area above and below has a stepped-triangular cell filled with a lighter blue enamel, with a semi-circular cell filled with green enamel above and below. The reverse of the brooch is slightly recessed, with the riased outer area having traces of gilding. There is an incomplete lug for the (missing) pin and a catchplate located on the outer rim of the reverse on the longer edges of the elipse (behond the white enamel cells). The metal is reddish-brown in colour, with some areas of light green copper corrosion. The brooch is 20.85mm long, 15.86mm wide, 3.61mm thick and weighs 2.46 grams.
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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