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Description: | An incomplete cast, copper alloy headplate of an Early Medieval Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch dating from about the 6th Century. The brooch consists of the headplate, top-knob and the start of the arched bow. The headplate is trapezoid in shape with sub-rectangular side wings. The top-knob is semi-circular in section and domed in outline with a moulded collar. The side knobs are missing. The reverse of the headplate has some iron corrosion and the remains of a semi-circular pin lug. The headplate has an uneven dark-medium green patina. It is 24.3 mm long, 19.4 mm wide, 11.6mm thick (including the corrosion on the reverse) and weighs 6g.Illustrations of related brooches may be found in West (1998). A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Material from Suffolk. A similar headplate may be seen on the database at PAS record ID: ESS-BC0840.
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