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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy early medieval/Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch. Only the lower part of the bow, foot and catchplate survive. The remaining fragment of the bow is narrow, but extremely worn and twisted out of shape, making its original form and any decoration difficult to discern. The outer face of the flat panel below is decorated with two transverse grooves and notches along each edge. Below this is a raised band decorated with three transverse grooves followed by a chevron of double grooved lines and then a horse head terminal. The terminal has a central raised ridge with two small pellet eyes to either side and culminates in two flaring nostrils with two grooves behind them. The remains of the catchplate sit to the rear of the flat panel. Apart from the damage to the bow it survives in good condition with a shiny green patina in places.With its animal-shaped foot-terminal it belongs to Penn and Brugmann's (2007, 70, fig.5.21) 'Classic' Group X1, which lies within their Phase FA1 and perhaps FA2a, corresponding to the chronological period c.AD 450-500. A very similar example with a simple, narrow bow and horse head terminal was excavated at Cavenham (West 1998, 133, no.17.1) in a 5th century context. Length: 60.64mm, width: 12.24mm, thickness: 12.07mm, weight: 13.84g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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