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Description: | Copper alloyBrooch. A Viking Bird Brooch or zoomorphic plate brooch, as kindly identified by the finder. Cast openwork plate representing a bird with a prominent curved bill at one end - more resembling that of a Dodo than a raptor - and with a down-curved tail at the other end. Prominently grooved elements towards the lower front of the plate may represent claws, a nest or bough on which the bird perches, or possibly its prey. The surface is decorated with four lines of small punched dots representing tail feathers, and paired lines of punched dots which follow the breast round to the lower body. A pair of integrally cast loops on the back, one open and one closed, represent provision for fastening. Ferrous staining here may indicate the decay or loss of an iron pin hinged on the closed loop with its point hooking under the open loop. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 900-1000Length: 31.7mm, Height: 28.7mm, Thickness (clear of loops): 3.3mm, Weight: 9.24gms.
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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