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Description: | An Early Medieval cast copper alloy Small-Long brooch dating to c.AD450 - AD550. This brooch is complete apart from the pin. It measures 64.00mm in length and weighs 11.3g.The head of the brooch is sub rectangular, measuring 21.12mm at the top and tapering to 18.57mm at the bottom. the head is flat and measures 21.35mm in width and 1.89mm in thickness. On the reverse of the head, the lug projects from a central position and extends vertically. It is semi circular when the brooch is viewed in profile with a small circular hole positioned horizontally through the centre of the lug. The lug is 9.21mm in length, 1.72mm in width and 6.89mm in height. The hole has a diameter of 1.89mm.The bow of the brooch overlaps the head by 2.51mm and extends centrally from the lower edge of the head. At the top and the base of the bow are triangular shaped panels. The bow is slightly arched and carinated. Viewed from the side, the bow is curved and is D shaped in cross section. The arch of the bow has a longer return meaning that the foot is set further back than the head. The bow is 11.51mm in length, 9.38mm in width at the top and 3.04mm in thickness.The foot of the brooch consists of a flat panel that extends from the bow. 7.1mm below the bow is a raised and moulded elongated collar on the foot. Below this, a narrow strip flares out to form a sub triangular terminal. This shape is formed by two concave sides and a convex base. The terminal is slightly damaged and twisted to the right. The foot measures 33.22mm in length, 7.69mm extending to 16.71mm in width at the bottom of the terminal and 1.29mm in thickness. On the reverse of the foot, located just above the collar, is the catchplate and return. It is complete and is rolled to the left when viewed from the reverse. The catchplate measures 9.47mm in length, 3.16mm in width and 6.06mm in heightThe head and foot are decorated with a repeated punch stamped arrow shaped design around each side, forming a border around the brooch. This design is not on the lower edge on the head and on the upper edge on the foot, where the bow attaches to the head and below the collar on the foot. Each 'arrow' is formed of a v shape with a central groove and they are all of a similar size measuring 1.3mm in length and point towards the edge on which they are situated. The bow is decorated with a series of incised horizontal lines, one at each end of the arch and then a further two below the arch leaving a very thin raised strip. There is also a thin central groove ruuning the length of the bow. The collar is decorated in a similar manner to the bow with a series of four moulded lines. The reverse of the brooch is undecorated although the surface is rough and uneven.There are also traces of a white resinous substance within and around the lug and on the catchplate. This could be glue although there is no evidence of a break on either the lug or the catchplate. It could also be wax used in recent years to treat the surface of the brooch.For a similar example see Macgregor, A. & Bolick, E. 1993. A summary catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon collections. BAR British Series 230. Oxford. Catalogue No.15.27 p.132.
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