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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy cruciform brooch of 6th century date.Consisting of a central square head plate with a rectangular wing, arched bow with central spine, and foot with horse-head terminal.The square central panel of the head has very worn punched circular decoration, occuring vertically down the left hand side and horizontally across the top of the square panel. This decoration probably circumvented the entire panel, but wear has erased any traces along two edges of the panel. The two sides to the top and right of the central panel have broken off (old damage); however to the left there is an almost complete (but damaged) sub-rectangular wing, cast integral. The wing is decorated with a vertical incised line along its centre, and a vertical line of punched circular decoration (as visible on the central panel)along it's outer edge. There is also a faint horizontal line level with the base of the square plate. Attached to the centre of the remains of the wing is a flat, rectangular protrusion which would have formed part of the side knob. This is decorated with a raised, broad vertical band. Both the side knobs and the wing are integrated rather than seperate, attached pieces. It is unclear whether these would have been flat or rounded. At the base of the central square panel there are two incised lines forming a raised band between the head and the bow.The bow is arched with a very worn central spine. The bow is concave on the reverse. At either end of the bow is a horizontal, raised, rectangular band. The band at the base of the bow has two horizontal incised lines, one at the top and one at the bottom.The foot consists of a flat panel which has another vertical line of punched circular decoration to the left hand side, and faintly visible on the right. The raised flat panel is broken on all sides, however to the right- hand side there is evidence of a lappet.The break at the base of the flat panel joins with the break at the top of the second fragment of the brooch, which comprises four horizontal, raised, curved bands (the second of which is broader and with a broad dip in the centre of the two pairs, and a horse-head terminal. The horse-head terminal has to oval 'eyes' or knops which are heavily abraded. Below these the terminal tapers in the main body, but has a nostril protruding from each side. These are oval in shape, but are broken along the outer all edges. The very base of the foot is also broken (old break) but may well represent a spatulate extension as it appears to be beginning to flare out.On the reverse of the brooch, the pin is missing and the catchplate is incomplete. The pin mechanism is formed by two lugs and the remains of a central axis bar, on the reverse of the head plate.The brooch is covered in a green patina and bears iron corrosion on the reverse. It is extremely worn and has abrasions to the protrusions and the edges.
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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