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Description: | Incomplete cast copper-alloy Cruciform brooch of Early Medieval date. The brooch is Anglo-Saxon in cultural terms. Only the foot of the brooch survives and is in a poor condition of preservation with loss of all the original patina and signs of bronze disease. Despite the poor condition some of the original design detail can be discerned and it is clear that the terminal is in the form of a stylised horse's head, as is typical of this class of brooch. The horse's head has prominent eyes, possibly formed as spirals and clearly also had prominent nostrils, although the detail on this part of the brooch has now been lost. Above the eyes, traces of a stylised pair of triangular ears with some definition of a brow ridge below these is also evident, but again is very worn. Above the horse head terminal the bow of the brooch, which is semi-circular in section narrows slightly, possibly intended to form the neck of the horse, and appears to be plain in design. Above this part of the bow the brooch flattens and widens slightly, having a central plain square plate with traces of side lappets to both sides. The upper edge of this central square plate is curved upwards and would have formed one end of the arched bow between the missing cruciform terminal and this, the foot, of the whole brooch. On the rear of the brooch are the remains of the heavily worn catchplate, of which just a stub of the upright remains, running down the midline from the top of the square plate to the top of the horse head terminal. The rear of the horse head terminal is slightly conave.Brooches of this type are dated to the later fifth to later sixth centuries, AD c.475-575.
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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