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Description: | Early Medieval cruciform brooch of Aberg Group II. Cast copper alloy, integrally cast, half-round knobs around each of which is a central groove, flanked, on the head-plate side by two, incised, circumferencial lines. These are worn, suggesting that the brooch was old when buried. The sides fo the head-plate wings and the head-plate were marked by rows of small stamp impressions made up of two, concentric curving lines, the details hidden by varnish. There are facets on both ends of the bow and a series of transverese mouldings between the bow and the brooch's foot. The foot is in the form of an animal's head with protuding eyes, rounded nostrils below which is a tear-shaped projection. On the hollowed underside of the foot is a catch and a single attachment lug for the iron pin, traces of which survive. Length 94.8mm, Width 42.0mm Height 7.8mm, Mass 25.13g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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