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Description: | An incomplete and burnt cast copper-alloy fragment, probably from a long brooch of Anglo-Saxon date. The fragment is roughly rectangular in form with one complete side, the remaining three sides terminating in old breaks. The front face is extremely worn and corroded, but appears to have a band of decoration running along the complete (vertical?) side with an added white metal coating. Precisely what form the decoration took remains uncertain due to the preservation of the object. There is possibly a small semi-circular notch at the base(?) of the fragment. The back face is flat and undecorated but demonstrates evidence of exposure to high temperatures and copper-alloy corrosion. It measures 22.01mm in length, 16.50mm in width, 3.45mm in thickness and 3.38g in weight.The precise form of this object remains uncertain due to its preservation. However, the findspot suggests it is possible that it is a fragment from an Anglo-Saxon long brooch, perhaps from the headplate. If this is indeed the case then the applied white metal coating might indicate it is a fragment from a Great Square-headed or similar brooch, although it may equally belong to another form of Anglo-Saxon long brooch. It is likely to be of Early-Medieval date, probably c.450-600 AD.
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