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Early medieval cruciform brooch
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Philippa Walton, 2005-11-24 15:57:00
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Early medieval cruciform brooch
Description
English: A fragment of a cruciform brooch dating to the sixth century AD. The fragment comprises the head plate and a small portion of the bow. The head plate is rectangular with a central raised trapezoidal panel. The margins of this and the head plate are stamped with a row of crescent and dot.Semi-circular section top and side knobs cast with the brooch extend from the head plate. The head plate is separated from the bow by a small rectangular moulded panel. The bow is arched and convex in section. On the underside of the head plate, there is one semi-circular perforated lug. This lug is surrounded by iron corrosion representing the remains of the pin. The fragment measures 33mm in length. The head plate has a width of 44mm, the bow a width of 13mm. The foot of this brooch is now recorded at CAM-DC8A21.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Cambridgeshire
Date between 500 and 600
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FindID: 113943
Old ref: CAM-DC8A21
Filename: CAM_DC8A21.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/83861
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/83861/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/113943
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