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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy cruciform brooch of Early-Medieval date. All that remains of the brooch is a zoomorphic terminal, possibly in the form of a horses head. The terminal comprises a sub-lozenge central panel with a slightly raised longitudinal rib to the upper surface and a corresponding hollow to the reverse. Lobed knops protrude to either side of the lower end of the plate and are likely to represent a nose and flared nostrils. Raised knops protrude to either side of the plate at its widest point and represent the eyes of the beast. An integral attachment loop, at right angles to the plate, projects from between the nostrils.The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The brooch fragment is 36.8mm long, 12.1mm wide, 7.7mm thick and weighs 5.9g.Similar examples are illustrated in EEA 84 (1998), p.305, fig.146, no's 2 & 3 and a worn example is recorded as WMID-702904.
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