Image: Small Square-headed Brooch (FindID 1016)

Description: Rectangular head-plate with raised moulding, flattened on the surface. Within the moulding a single raised line follows the same outline; in the centre is a curving abstract motif. Gently arched bow with median vertical ridge. Expanded foot, tapering in slightly to missing foot-plate; within a central lozenge-shaped moulding enclosing a smaller solid lozenge. Moulded curving lines in upper quadrants follow the slightly concave edge of lozenge. Much gilding survives on upper surface. Single hinge, trace of iron corrosion. Catchplate broken.
Title: Small Square-headed Brooch
Credit: https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/267 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/267 Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1016
Author: The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Sally Worrell, 2003-04-01 00:00:00
Permission: Attribution-ShareAlike License
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0
License: CC BY-SA 2.0
License Link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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