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Description: | An incomplete Early Medieval copper alloy small long brooch, dating AD 450-550. The object has a trefoil head plate and curved bow, which straightens out to form a rectangular foot. There are punched annulets running around the edge of the headplate and a ridge running down the centre of the bow which continues onto the foot. The spring and pin are no longer present, though the attachment on the back of the head and the catchplate on the foot still remain. The object has a mid-light green patina. A similar, though not identical, example is published in MacGregor and Bolick (1993, no. 15.80). There are also several similar examples on the PAS database, cf. DENO-81BAF7, and others published that have squared heads with projecting lobes to form the trefoil. This example is different in that there does not appear to be a square section to the headplate. However, it is likely that they are of a similar date and this example is a variant of the more common type. dimensions: length: 40.61 mm; width: 14.31 mm; thickness: 14.20 mm; weight: 5.04g.Reference: MacGregor, A. and Bolick, E. 1993. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals). Oxford: Ashmolean Museum.
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