File:Anglo-Saxon copper alloy cruciform brooch (FindID 500291).jpg

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Anglo-Saxon copper alloy cruciform brooch
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Lincolnshire County Council, Adam Daubney, 2012-04-26 15:46:18
Title
Anglo-Saxon copper alloy cruciform brooch
Description
English: An Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy cruciform brooch dating to the sixth century. The brooch has a square headplate with a seperate knob attached to the top is almost fully rounded and has iron corrosion on the reverse. The headplate is decorated with a perimeter of three lines and punched half-circles on the inner side. The headplate is divided into three smaller rectangular panels by a central raised panel also decorated with lines and half-circles. The bow is incomplete and faceted, and bears lines and half-circles along the top ridge. The lower part of the brooch is missing. The reverse of the headplate has a corroded iron spring, with what appears to be two turns either side of the central lug.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date between 500 and 600
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FindID: 500291
Old ref: LIN-95F7C4
Filename: LIN2011-451.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/379229
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/379229/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/500291
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