|
Date: |
|
Description: | A broken and incomplete copper alloy cruciform broch dating from the Early Medieval period. The foot of the brooch is missing and the head and bow are in seperate pieces. The head has an integral half round hollow top knob which has a collar at the terminal, then a domed area, then a deep groove and then another collar. The groove is flanked by incised transverse lines. The central panel is raised and is wider at the base than at the top. It has very faint punched borders at the sides. The wings are slightly flared. They do not have integral knopbs - and in fact have no knobs at all. The top corner of the right hand wing is missing. There is a double lug in the centre of the reverse, the area bwteen the lugs is filled with corrosion. The top part of the brooch has a light grey green, slightly reflective patina. The breaks are patially patinated.The bow is a separate piece, but the break clearly matches and there is no doubt that the two pieces are from the same brooch. The bow is faceted with a median radge, and flat areas at each end. The reverse is hollow. The foot of the brooch is missing, but there are small areas of the lappets left. The patina of the bow is a much darker green than the top, and not reflective. Cruciform brooches with half roun dknobs date from the 6th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
BROOCH
Incomplete cast copper alloy cruciform…
-
BROOCH
Incomplete cast copper alloy cruciform…
-
BROOCH
An incomplete Early Saxon cruciform…
-
BROOCH
Incomplete cast copper alloy cruciform…
-
BROOCH
Incomplete cast copper alloy cruciform…
-
Brooch
Incomplete Early Saxon copper alloy…
-
BROOCH
An incomplete cast copper alloy…
-
Brooch
An incomplete cast copper alloy…
-
BROOCH
Copper alloy brooch, cruciform type.…
-
Brooch
Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch. Integral half…
|