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Description: | A fragment of Early Early-Medieval (500-600) small square-headed brooch, consisting of the footplate (with a complete catchplate to the reverse) and a fragement of the bow. It measures 24.40mm in length, 21.35mm wide, 10.45mm thick and weighs 5.47 grams.The bow is D-shaped in cross-section, being flat to the reverse, with a rib running along the centre of the curved face. The terminal, which is flat and now very worn, would have originally been trefoil. All arms are now worn stubs. At the centre of the terminal is decoration in the form of a central raised lozenge around which is a thin, worn ribs in the of a lozenge. There are traces of gilding on the terminal.Helen Geake, Finds Adviser, comments: 'Small square-headed broches are more often found in Kent or the Isle of Wight. Compare with SUR-381ED2, IOW-6FCE43, IOW-6D33D5, KENT-3FF356, NMS-A1F832, IOW-D94975, HAMP1796, ESS-53C815, ESS-2984A2 on this database and MacGregor and Bolick (1993) nos. 14.4-14.7' (pers.comm. 2012).
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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