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Description: | Fragment of an Early Saxon copper alloy Cruciform brooch, the lower end of the bow and an incomplete footplate. The bow, of flattened D-section, ends in a rectangular panel forming facets and decorated with two transverse grooves and a pair of side notches. The upper part of the footplate is similarly decorated above chamfered sides. The half-round moulding comprises three ribs, the central one with three grooves and the other probably also grooved. The animal-head terminal has protruding eyes but other features have been lost. There is an incomplete catchplate on the reverse. All breaks are ancient. Extant length and width 48.2 and 16.5mm. Weight 22.33g. c.480 - c.500.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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