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KENT-B45E97: Cruciform brooch front

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BROOCH

Unique ID: KENT-B45E97

Object type certainty: Certain
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Cast copper alloy cruciform brooch with horse head terminal to foot. Flat rectangular headplate, 23mm across by 15mm high, with a single spike projecting 10mm from the top edge. No visible trace of any knobs remains. A single perforated lug on the back of the headplate, with no trace of any iron pin. The front of the bow and upper foot are decorated with incised transverse lines, and there is a central groove running lengthwise down the central section of the bow. A catchplate survives on the back of the upper foot.

Class: Cruciform

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 450
Date to: Circa AD 525

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 87 mm
Width: 23 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight: 16.57 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2001

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: KASBP 168

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Zoomorphic

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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