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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper-alloy Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) bow brooch (c. 450-c. 600). This fragment consists mainly of the head-plate and part of the bow. The head-plate is sub-triangular, as viewed from the front. Some the edges of the head-plate are lost due to damage or corrosion. Consequently, it is not possible to define its accurate outline shape. The surviving part of the bow is convex at the front and concave at the rear. It has parallel sides with a width of 7.7mm and a maximum thickness of 3.3mm. The rear face of the head-plate has a central pin-lug which extends from just below the apex of the head-plate to its base at the junction with the bow. It is low 'D'-shaped in side view, 2.7mm in width. Only about half of the perforation exists due to a break or corrosion and this is filled with iron corrosion. This corrosion is the remains of a pin-bar. Copper-alloy corrosion partly obscures the rear face of the head-plate. This brooch fragment is in poor condition and has a partial pitted mid-green patina. The break on the base of the bow is old. There is no evidence for melting or burning. 33.0 x 17.6 x 14.8mm. Weight: 5.54g.
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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