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Description: | A Late Saxon cast disc brooch with a backward-looking beast within a border of 28 pellets. The beast has an upturned tail, open jaws and a spiky mane. The beast has a ring-and-dot for its eye and four legs, with three toes on each. On the reverse are the remains of a catch-plate positioned directly behind the beast's rear end and set parallel with the outside edge of the brooch. The perforated pin lug is set parallel with the opposite edge of the brooch. The face of the brooch is corroded and pitted, while the reverse is rather better preserved. It is 28mm in diameter and weighs 7.64g.Backward turning animal brooches date to the Late Saxon period, probably from the early 10th century onwards. The type is characteristic of East Anglia.
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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