Record ID: KENT-3591B1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
Part of the headplate and bow of a cast copper alloy Anglo-Saxon small square-headed brooch. The headplate has an inner rectangular section decorated with four rectangular 'blocks', all surrounded by a beaded border. The bow is framed by a raised beaded edge and has a relief midrib separating two raised zones. A single perforated lug on the reverse of the headplate acts as a hinge, and the corroded remains of the spring survive on this. Although incomplete, this brooch is probably an example of the Kentish-continental series of small square headed brooches (Parfitt and Brugmann 1997, …
Created on: Thursday 10th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Orpington', grid reference and parish protected.