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Description: | Distorted fragment of an Early Saxon copper alloy bow brooch, a Cruciform or a Small-long. Most of the headplate, with a wide panel, is present, though the top edge and one side are missing. The remaining integral side knob is half-round, hollow-backed, and with a moulded transverse groove before a shallow waist. Of the bow only part of a rectangular panel at its top has survived. It is decorated with a transverse groove and a side notch. On the reverse there is the stump of a single pin lug. All breaks are old. Extant length 21mm. Weight 8.83g. Late 5th - early 6th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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