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Description: | A fragment of an Early Medieval Great Square-Headed brooch dating from the late 5th or 6th century. The fragment is probably the terminal of the footplate of the brooch because on the reverse is a central rib which probably extends from the base of the catchplate. The terminal is sub-circular in plan with a decorated front and undecorated reverse. The base of the footplate also survives. This flares from the top of the circular terminal. The break is patinated.Some gilding remains on the front, which is decorated with chip-carved grooves on the base of the footplate. There is a V shaped groove in the centre, flanked by long grooves along the edge which form U shaped loops at the bottom of the footplate, but do not continue onto the terminal. The decoration on the terminal is obscured by corrosion. There seems to be a border, but the centre motif is not clear. It does not appear to be a mask.Compare this fragment to SUSS-8BA5B1, NCL-28F3D8 and BH-4CBFC6. See also Hines 1997 for complete examples.
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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