File:674 Early Medieval crusiform brooch arm back (FindID 108281).jpg

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674 Early Medieval crusiform brooch arm back.JPG
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Bristol City Council, Kurt Adams, 2005-09-30 08:59:03
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674 Early Medieval crusiform brooch arm back.JPG
Description
English: Cast copper alloy detachable side knob from a florid cruciform brooch. Length 22mm, width 31mm, thickness 5mm. The knob is mushroom-shaped and highly decorated, in the form of a face mask with large round eyes in the centre; there is a rectangular projection above this which would have been attached to the head plate of the brooch. On the reverse of this rectangular projection are two small copper-alloy rivets. These are also just visible from the front of the brooch and so it seems likely that they are separately made, perhaps representing a modification.

The mask is flanked by two holes (2mm diameter) and to either side of the eyes is a recessed area with a profile predatory bird's head in counter-relief.

The reverse has two rectangular projections, one in front of the other, for a bar that would attach the knob to the head plate of the main brooch. This area is heavily encrusted with iron corrosion from the iron bar.

The artefact is corroded, with much of the original surface missing, resulting in a pitted light green surface. This type of brooch dates to the 6th century.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Gloucestershire
Date between 500 and 600
Accession number
FindID: 108281
Old ref: GLO-ABE2D2
Filename: 674 Early Medieval crusiform brooch arm back.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/77221
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/77221/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/108281
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