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Description: | Incomplete Early Saxon copper alloy Small-long brooch of Leeds 1945 trefoil-headed class, all of the top foil, most of one side foil, the lower end of the bow and all of the footplate missing. The breaks are mot ancient. There is a broad and slightly wavy diagonal groove on the headplate, the result of ancient damage, and nearby are numrous scratched lines. The bow is of plano-convex cross-section. At its top there is a rectangular panel forming facets, with a transverse grooves and lateral notches. Both edges of the bow and the edges of the extant foil are decorated with short transverse engraved lines. On the reverse the single pin lug is partly buried by the remains of the iron spring. Length more than 27.5mm. Width (estimated) 30mm. Late 5th - early 6th century.
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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