File:Anglo saxon cruciform brooch fragment (FindID 875269).jpg

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anglo saxon cruciform brooch fragment
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Darren White, 2017-11-17 11:04:11
Title
anglo saxon cruciform brooch fragment
Description
English: An incomplete copper alloy Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch dating to the early medieval period (AD 450 - AD 600).

The fragment comprises the flat foot of the brooch in the form of an animal head. The head is sub rectangular in form, consiiting of a central shaft which flares out towards a flat triangular base with rounded edges, The shaft is flanked by two circular protrusions, often described as 'nostrils' above which are curved linear bands. The underside of the brooch is plain, with some iron staining present.

Similar records: CAM-CC5188, SUR-85F618, YORYM-851138 and SF-8C7643.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Leicestershire
Date between 450 and 600
Accession number
FindID: 875269
Old ref: PUBLIC-EC1C1D
Filename: asb1.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/637513
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/637513/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/875269
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 16 November 2020)
Object location52° 42′ 20.88″ N, 0° 58′ 12.55″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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