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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy cruciform brooch of Early-Medieval date. The upper headplate and bow of the brooch have been lost to old breaks. The brooch has a square central plate with worn triangular projections or wings to either side. An upwardly curved projection extends from the top edge from which the curved bow would have extended. The D-sectioned lower bow extends from the bottom edge of the centre plate, is decorated with three raised transverse ribs, and terminates in a spatulate zoomorphic stylized horse's head. The eyes to either side of the bow are bulging and globular and the snout tapers to flaring nostrils which are inverted comma shaped with circular bases. Between the nostrils is the projecting spatulate terminal with broken and worn edges.The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The brooch is 78.1mm long, 35.1mm wide, 4.4mm thick and weighs 24.7g.
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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