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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy small long brooch of early-medieval date. The head and upper bow have broken off, leaving behing the arch of the bow proper and the flat foot. The break above the arch is well rounded and worn. The arch is high and has a hollowed reverse. The foot has a flat sub-rectangular shape, with the catchplate extending out from the reverse at a 90 degree angle. The catch has worn away. The lower end of the foot is broken and this is also worn and well rounded. There is no evidence of a surviving pin. The fragment measures 26.8mm (length), 10.7mm (width), 8.2mm (thickness) and weighs 2.3g. The metal has a mid brownish-green colour. Similar brooches can be seen in EAA 84, p76.
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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