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Description: | An incomplete Early Medieval copper alloy small long brooch, dating AD 450-600. Only the head and part of the bow remain. The head is rectangular in shape with part of the curved bow projecting from the centre of one of the longest edges. On the reverse is a loop, now broken, which would have held the spring pin. Traces of the iron spring remain, though much of the pin is missing. There are traces of small triangular stamped designs around the edge of the headplate, forming a serrated border. The object has a mid-dark green patina with orange brown staining on the reverse from the iron pin. There is also a lump on the upper right corner on the front of the head plate. This is likely a result of corrosion, rather than a decorative feature. A brooch with similar decoration is in MacGregor and Bollick (1993, no. 15.17) though due to the condition of this example, it is difficult to draw exact parallels. It is noted in the same volume that small long brooches are found in the 5th century and continue well into the 6th century AD (ibid. pp. 125).Dimensions: length: 19.77 mm; width: 21.46 mm; thickness: 10.65 mm; weight: 5.59g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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