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Description: | Fragment of a copper-alloy annular brooch, flat in cross-section, with an original outer diameter of c. 52mm. Both breaks are fresh. At one break there is an incomplete oval slot a maximum of 3.0mm wide and at least 6mm long, located closer to the outer edge than the inner, which would originally have held the pin. Traces of rust staining show that the pin was originally of iron. Most of the upper surface is now obscured by corrosion; there is a possible row of stamped decoration along the outer edge in the area of the pin slot, but this is unclear. The reverse is undecorated and has a shiny patina under the corrosion. There is a crack in the brooch frame suggesting that further breaks would have been imminent had the brooch not been found. FAKL-50DD85 may be another fragment of this brooch.Length (surviving) 42.8mm; Width of hoop 10.1mm; Thickness 1.5mm; Mass 3.81g.Brooches like this are a common feature of fifth and sixth century Anglo-Saxon women's graves.
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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