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Description: | Near complete cast copper alloy cruciform brooch of Early Medieval/Anglo-Saxon date, c.500-700AD. The brooch consists of a rectangular head plate with an arched bow which terminates in a rounded zoomorphic foot. The headplate is decorated with eighteen surviving ring and dot pattern. The bow is c-shaped in profile and is decorated after its curved apex. The lower foot shows the faint remains of a possibly stylised zoomorphic head represented by raised blobs for the shape of the face. On the reverse of the brooch sit the complete catchplate at the foot, and a rounded lug with faint deposit of iron at the head, marking where the spring and pin were once attached. The brooch is in very good condition with a dark green patina. The length is 58mm, width 22mm, thickness is 6mm and the weight is 10.94g
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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