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Description: | An incomplete Early Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy saucer brooch (c. 450-c. 600). The brooch would have been circular in plan. However, the edged are almost entirely incomplete due to breaks. There is a small portion of the flared rim adjacent to the pin-lug. Part of a raised 'rope work' circle, just inside the flared rim, has survived. This circle, when complete, enclosed a pair of central concentric circles with three evenly spaced double radiating bars outside them. Between each double bar the fields are stamped with an irregular pattern of annulets. These annulets are in lieu of animal ornament. The theefold division of the design was common in Style 1 ornament. At the rear there is the remains of a single pin-lug which has a deposit of corroded iron at one side. A scar on the same alignment, at the opposite end, is all that remains of the catch-plate. This is at a slightly different angle to the pin-lug. Between the pin-lug and the catch-plate there are two parallel incised lines, 3.6mm apart. There are traces of a mid-green patina on both faces and gilding is present within some of the crevices at the front. Some of the breaks, including the break on the pin-lug, appear to be fresh. There is no evidence for burning or melting. 23.9 x 18.1 x 6.2mm. Weight: 4.93g.
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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