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Description: | An incomplete Early Medieval copper alloy small-long brooch, dating AD 450-550. The object is of the trefoil headed type, formed of a square head-plate with three semi-circular projections, only one of which survives. The arm of the brooch has a D-shaped section before straightening out. The arm is broken just below the catchplate and would have flared out at the end. The catch-plate is square but worn so that it is no longer hooked. A trace of the hingeis present though the pin is not.The brooch appears to be decorated with dots along the arm, with a double row of engraved lines just above the catchplate and notches on either side of the arch. There was likely to be decoration on the head-plate though it is now covered in a light brown concreted material. The object has a dark-mid green pattination.Similar examples can be found in MacGregor and Bollick (1993, 142-144, nos. 15.66-15.74) though due to the state of preservation of this object it is difficult to narrow down any further. this type of brooch date roughly to the late 5th-early 6th century.Dimensions: length: 37.77 mm; width: 23.31 mm; thickness: 17.34 mm; weight: 7.89g.Reference: MacGregor and Bollick, 1993. The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford:A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collection (Non-Ferrous Metals). BAR 230. Oxford: Tempus Reparatum.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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