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Description: | A cast gilded copper-alloy fragment of what may be an early medieval, Anglo-Saxon brooch or mount. The gilding and what appears to be chip carved decoration are, at any rate, suggestive of early medieval craftsmanship. It is possible that it is the top, bottom or the tip of the arms of an Anglo-Saxon bow brooch, although as the fragment is broken on three of its edges determining this with any certainty is difficult. The decorative field seems to consist of four elements, each set within the arms of a central cross. The design is geometric, with a quatrefoil with a ring and dot in each arm, in two diagonally opposing fields. The third field has a right angle which follows the line of the cross and three radiating crescents. The remaining, diagonally opposing, field is worn, although it seems likely it repeated the above design. The reverse is undecorated and there are no clear means of attachment. The object is clearly incomplete. It measures 27.75 mm long, 24.42 mm wide, 3.15 mm thick and weighs 7 grams.
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