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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy enamel cloisonné disc brooch dating to the Early-Medieval (late Anglo-Saxon) -to medieval period (c.10th - 11th century).The brooch is flat and circular with an incomplete border. Several specks of gilding can be seen on the border, and it appears to have consisted of two concentric circular ridges. The pattern is marked out by copper alloy cells and consists of seven semi-circles of blue enamel which form a scalloped edge. The very centre of the brooch is decorated with a small red enamel square, and the area between this square and the scalloped edge is filled with blue enamel. The reverse of the brooch is flat with several patches of gilding surviving. Remains of the catchplate can be seen, but the pin is missing.The metal has a light green and uneven patina. The brooch is 19.5 mm in diameter, 4.4 mm thick, and weighs 3.2 g.Despite the design of the decoration employed on this brooch resembling that featured on similar brooches in the Roman period, the use of cloisonné rather than champlevé shows this example is Saxon. A similar brooch is recorded on the Pas database as LON-08B190.
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