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English: An incomplete Anglo-Scandinavian or Viking copper-alloy trefoil brooch, Maixner Type G 1.3, dating circa AD 850-950. The brooch is in excellent condition with minor damage on one lug.

The brooch is flat and has three arms with rounded terminals. The brooch is decorated with a central triangle delimited by a deep perimeter grooves. A ring-and-dot motif is located within the cente of the triangle, and a further motif is located on each corner of the triangle. The three arms are bounded by a pair of deeply cut grooves. The central panel of each arm is decorated with a foliate design depicting what appears to be a single leaf with jagged V-shaped notches along its edges and a central longitudinal groove.

On the reverse are two integral lugs facing one another, one of which contains iron corrosion from the pin.

Trefoil brooches are known from the East Midlands, however it is unclear whether they are Scandinavian in origin or are local copies in Scandinavian style. Similar examples bearing stylised leaf decoration are known from Lincolnshire, from Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby parish (LIN-16CB00), Washinborough (LIN-87E516), and Lusby with Winceby (DENO-E9A0F5). The latter example is almost identical and includes the ring-and-dot motifs less commonly seen on these items. Other examples from further afield include NMS-CF5626, LEIC-BD8163, NMS-6A8BA7, NMS-E08641, NMS-51AE94 and SF-C7C9B1,

Cf. Rogerson (1995), Middle Harling, fig. 34, no. 2.