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Description: | This has a large rectangular head plate with a tubular mount on the reverse that holds the pin axis bar, there is a slot in the centre for the pin. The pin is truncated just below the attachment loop resulting in the loss of most of the shaft. The front of the head plate is decorated with a horizontal beaded line at the top and bottom, with the base of a truncated loop remaining on the top. The apex of the bow is a flat rectangular plate that is decorated with eight moulded vertical ridges. The spacing of the four central ridges is much wider that the outer examples and has herringbone pattern decorating the central recesses. Below the plate are four horizontal ridges. The lower part of the leg is plain with the exception of a thin groove running down either side. The foot is semicircular with a hatched band running around the front. The catch plate on the reverse is complete.This brooch was broken in two in antiquity by bending the foot forward until it snapped. Because of the thickness of the metal and the shape of the break, it is suggestive that this was a deliberate premeditated act rather than an accident or later plough damage.
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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