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Description: | Copper alloy fragment, possibly from a late developed crossbow brooch. It was found in an area that has produced much early medieval metalwork, perhaps suggesting a similar date. It consists of an undecorated strip of metal with a raised longitudinal ridge on one face, which may be the remains of a catch-plate. Several brooches with similar catch-plates are shown in Bayley and Butcher (2004) figs.86-89, who suggest that the later forms were in use between AD 340-460. However, the fragment is highly corroded and seems unusually plain for a brooch and so this identification is not certain.Length: 28.0mm, width: 6.0mm, thickness: 5.0mm, weight: 1.66g
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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