2004-01-28 16:12:30 Mark Lodwick mlodwick 2011-02-24 12:19:17 Daniel Pett dpett NMGW-7DE9A3 Plate brooch Copper alloy plate brooch of unusual form and uncertain date, but possibly Anglo Saxon. The brooch is complete except for the missing pin and a broken lug on the reverse (from the twin lug arrangement). The face is irregular and is shaped similar to two overlapping triangles. The catch plate is positioned at the apex of the top triangle. The top edge near the lugs has an S-shaped bend, which corresponds to a thinning of the metal. The face is decorated with raised border around the edge and a central cross. Either side of the vertical rib are thin diagonal mark, which slope upwards in the top section and downwards in the bottom. Copper alloy plate brooch of unusual form and uncertain date, but possibly Anglo Saxon. The brooch is complete except for the missing pin and a broken lug on the reverse (from the twin lug arrangement). The face is irregular and is shaped similar to two overlapping triangles. The catch plate is p... The irregular nature of the piece and the lack of comparative examples may suggest the brooch was recycled from another artefact. The form of the piece resembles Roman ‘amphora’ strap ends. Copper alloy EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL 410 1066 20.8 36 2.2 2004-01-28 16:12:30 WEST SUSSEX CHICHESTER BURY POINT( ) From Finder TQ01SW TQ0113 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NMGW Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2004 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.