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Anglo-Saxon (Early-Medieval) Small Square-headed Brooch. Treasure case no. 2017 T1153
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Frank Basford, 2017-12-11 12:48:36
Title
Anglo-Saxon (Early-Medieval) Small Square-headed Brooch. Treasure case no. 2017 T1153
Description
English: A fragment of a cast silver gilded square headed brooch (c. 450-c. 550). Treasure case no. 2017 T1153.

The fragment comprises part of the bow and pin mechanism. It is roughly rectangular in shape with losses on all sides. In the middle of the surviving fragment is a raised circular panel depicting a stylised human mask surrounded by raised concentric circles. The mask has two bulbous eyes and a prominent brow with integral nose, running between the eyes. Above the mask (as photographed) are the remains of additional ornament, now difficult to reconstruct due to losses. Gilding survives across much of the surface.

The back of the brooch is plain and slightly dished behind the human mask feature. At the top (as photographed) is an integral pierced lug, representing the remains of the pin mechanism.

This fragment appears to derive from the bow of a small square headed brooch, dating to the fifth to sixth centuries. An extremely similar fragment has been found at Shorwell, Isle of Wight (PAS database IOW-244C13, Treasure Number 2007 T203 (16), British Museum 2006,0305.99).
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date between 450 and 550
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FindIdentifier: 877044
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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/640687
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/640687/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/877044
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Object location50° 42′ 10.44″ N, 1° 22′ 55.02″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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