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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy ansate brooch of Early-Medieval date. Less than half of the brooch remains which comprises a curved rectangular strip which terminates in a worn break to the raised end. Transverse bars are present to the remaining complete terminal end of the brooch as well as at the bend to the arch.A corroded double lug hinge mechanism is present on the reverse of the surviving terminal though the pin no longer remains.The metal has a dark green patina and is worn. The brooch is 22.6mm long, 8.7mm wide, 10.2mm thick and weighs 3.9g.Brooches of this type date to the 8th or 9th centuries, and most probably represent an English copy of a Frankish style. A similar example is illustrated in Hattatt, p.380, fig.239, no.1686.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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