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Description: | A medieval cast copper alloy annular brooch with a surviving wire pin which sits on a constriction in the frame. The brooch has a pair of upwardly-pointing projections in the form of devolved animal heads. Both heads have projecting ears and deep pits for the eyes, which may have been separate glass inlays. Both 'foreheads' are decorated with many tiny punched pits.It is difficult to give a more precise date for this brooch. The animal heads are very devolved which could suggest a date in the 12th century - however a much later date cannot be ruled out.
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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