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Description: | Early medieval copper alloy ansate or equal-armed brooch, probably 8th- to 10th century AD.. The brooch is rectangular in form and section and has an arched middle section and flat rectangular terminals. It is decorated with a series of transverse ridges, one in its centre, one at the point where the arch ends and one at each terminal. In between these ridges the surface of the brooch is raised and rounded. Its reverse has the remains of a pin lug and catch-plate.The brooch is very similar to a Frankish-Merovingian brooch, no.1686, page 239 in Hattatt, R. A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches. other examples include NLM965, NLM962 and NMGW-7EE142.Length: 51 mm. Width: 14 mm. Thickness: 11 mm. Weight: 15.57 g.
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