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Description: | An Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy cruciform brooch dating to the sixth century. The brooch has a square headplate with a seperate knob attached to the top is almost fully rounded and has iron corrosion on the reverse. The headplate is decorated with a perimeter of three lines and punched half-circles on the inner side. The headplate is divided into three smaller rectangular panels by a central raised panel also decorated with lines and half-circles. The bow is incomplete and faceted, and bears lines and half-circles along the top ridge. The lower part of the brooch is missing. The reverse of the headplate has a corroded iron spring, with what appears to be two turns either side of the central lug.
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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