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Description: | A fragment of a copper alloy disc-on-pin brooch (135m0 -1500)A flat plate, circular in plan, has two pointed spurs at the 12 and 6 o'clock positions. These spurs are bent upwards. A large solid ball lies in the centre of the plate, with four smaller balls placed at the four compass points.The reverse of the object shows that the balls have been fixed in place through five small holes cut into the plate. The reverse has been filed flat. There is evidence of gilding on the surface.The brooch recorded on the database at SF7957 shows a complete example of this type of brooch.
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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