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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) cruciform brooch (c. 450-c. 600). The brooch has a flat rectangular head-plate which measures 13.7 in length and 10.0mm in width. Each side of the head-plate has similar evenly spaced punched decoration that consist of 'Double' 'C'-shaped motifs. The curved parts face inwards and there are six on the left side and seven on the right side. Each flat wing is sub-rectangular in plan. However, their edges are incomplete due to damage or corrosion. Consequently, their original shape cannot be accurately described. At the top of the head-plate and at the end of each wing terminate with a collared knob. These are corroded and incomplete but seem to have been similar in form. All three of these features are flat at the rear and the knobs are semicircular in cross-section. Immediately beneath the head-plate, the bow is flat at the front and projects at an angle of about 90ยบ. At each side of this part there is a small semicircular indentation. The bow extends forwards and downwards where it is flat at the centre and bevelled flat at each side. At the rear face, the bow is deeply concave. Behind the head-plate there is the remains of a central pin-lug, 'D'-shaped in side view (7.4 x 6.3 x 2.4mm). The perforation, 2.4mm in diameter, is incomplete due to damage or corrosion and is filled with iron corrosion. This is possibly the remains of a pin-bar that formed a hinge for the missing pin. Iron staining is present on adjacent areas. The main part of the front face has a shiny mid-green patina with traces of tinning and the rear face is corroded and pitted. Generally, the brooch is in poor condition. There is no evidence for melting or burning. 34.6 x 37.1 x 13.6mm. Weight: 7.14g. A complete brooch with a similar head-plate is llustrated in MacGregor and Bolick 1993: 100, ref: 12.13.
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