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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper-alloy, early Anglo-Saxon bow brooch, probably a small-long. The fragment consists of a wide rectangular headplate and the bow. There are no side knobs (as would be expected on a cruciform brooch), but the upper edge of the head plate appears to have a possible scar from a missing top knob. If there were originally no knobs, it is more likely that the brooch was of small-long type.The headplate is flat, but wings and a central panel are indicated by a pair of narrow vertical grooves; the outer ends of the wings carry a single narrow groove with a row of crescent-shaped punches. The right-hand wing has broken in antiquity and a portion is missing. There are similar grooves and punch marks across the top of the bow. The remaining portion of the bow is undecorated. The rest of the brooch has broken off in antiquity and is missing. The underside of the head plate carries the remains of a cast loop for the pin. The brooch has a dark green patina. It is 41.5mm long, 31.3mm wide and 15.1mm thick. It weighs 12.18gm. For reference see West 1998. A Corpus of Anglo Saxon material from Suffolk p. 172 no: 55.2. It was found at a newly discovered cemetery site with other objects of the same date.
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