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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy long brooch of probable Anglo-Saxon date. Only the bow, top of the foot and top of the catchplate survive, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. The bow is rectangular in form, D-shaped in section with a slight flattened central vertical mid rib. At top and bottom the bow has flattened rectangular panels decorated with transverse grooves, and with triangular notches to either side. Extending from the base of the bow is the top of the foot. This is rectangular in form, terminating in old breaks just below the bow, its precise form and any decorative elements now uncertain due to the preservation of the object. On the back face of the foot are the remains of an integral catchplate that is flat and triangular in form. The entire fragment measures 25.63mm in length, 8.07mm in width, 3.31mm in thickness, and 3.75g in weight. This is an incomplete copper-alloy long brooch. The form of the bow and top of the foot suggest it is probably from an Anglo-Saxon long brooch of either cruciform or small-long form, however a close identification is imposible due to the preservation of the fragment. If this is indeed the case, it is likely to be of 5th to 6th century AD date.
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