2012-02-03 13:22:13 Garry Crace archer 2012-02-08 18:21:29 Stephanie Smith stephaniesmith SUSS-BDF855 BROOCH A head and bow fragment of an Early Medieval copper alloy small-long brooch. The head of the brooch is 1.7mm thick and sub-square in plan. The 6mm wide shallow bow extends for approximately 8mm from one side of the head before terminating in an old break. The bow has a flat underside with an angular "D" shaped cross-section forming a central raised ridge down the long axis of it's curved surface. The upper side of the head is decorated with two rows of three, and one of two (at the bow side), ring and dot motifs. On the reverse of the head, and perpendicular to it, there is a sub-hemisherical tab. The tab is 6mm long, 8mm wide and 2.7mm thick and has a small pierced circular hole towards its curved end that would have accommodated the pin. Similar brooches are shown in Hattatt: A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches ( 2007) p376/377 which are dated to the 6th century. A head and bow fragment of an Early Medieval copper alloy small-long brooch. The head of the brooch is 1.7mm thick and sub-square in plan. The 6mm wide shallow bow extends for approximately 8mm from one side of the head before terminating in an old break. The bow has a flat underside with an ang... Copper alloy Cast EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL 500 600 14.6 20 Fragment 2012-02-03 13:22:13 WEST SUSSEX ARUN POINT( ) GPS TQ00SE TQ0804 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 SUSS Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2012 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.