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Description: | An incomplete, copper alloy, small-long brooch of early medieval date, about AD 500 - 600. The remaining portion consists of the lower bow and the foot; the upper parts have all broken away and are missing with a patinated break. The lower bow and foot are rectangular sectioned with a flared triangular teminal. The bow is decorated with pairs of transverse grooves. The flared terminal has a border of punched crescents. The catch plate remains in place (but incomplete). The brooch has a smooth, grey green patina. It is 35mm long, 12.6mm wide and 13.7mm thick. 3.99g.Compare similar brooches illustrated in MacGregor and Bolick, 1993,Ashmolean Museum, A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections, pages 128 - 129.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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