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Description: | An incomplete Early Medieval copper alloy ansate or equal-armed brooch, dating AD 650-900. The object has circular terminals and a connecting bar which is flat on the bottom and rounded on top, arching between the two terminals. The catcplat is still intact and attached to the underside of one of the terminals. Underneath the other terminal is the hinge and a fragment of the pin. The pin would have been made of iron, as evidenced by the reddish corrosion product around the hinge. On each terminal is an engraved decoration in the form of a triangle with a line running vertically through the centre. The brooch has a mid-light green pattination.A similar example can be found in Hattatt (1985, 216-217, no. 682) and is believed to date from the late 7th-9th century. A furtherexample published on the PAS database is believed to be more securely dated to the 8thcentury(NMS-A3C595).Dimensions: length: 32.55 mm; width: 9.72 mm; thickness: 8.70 mm; weight: 4.74g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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