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Description: | A cast copper-alloy side knob from an Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch. It is fully round with a globular, dome-shaped head and narrow waist. Above the waist the head has a single incised circumferential groove with three evenly spaced moulded flutes flanked by single grooves radiating from the centre of the head to the groove. Beneath the waist is a raised collar that has a broad, moulded central groove. The base of the knob is flat with a single projecting knop or shaft that is rectangular in form and D-shaped in section with multiple transverse grooves on its front face. On the underside of the base is a transverse groove or slot with a central circular aperture. The entire object has a dark green patina and measures 19.66mm in length (including shaft, 13.42mm excluding shaft), 10.10mm in diameter and 4.85g in weight. This knob is from an Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch and probably dates to the 5th century, c.410-500 AD (cf West, 1998: nos. 19.5, 122.11, 134.11; SF-E4A302).
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