Cast Copper Alloy Cruciform Brooch

3D Model

Grave 63 Find 5

Cast copper alloy cruciform brooch. The headplate with two wings is plain and only the top half round knob with a nipple has survived. The bow is plain, faceted at either end. The semicircular lappets are decorated with incised lines and the central panel is plain. The back of the brooch has a spring coil which is covered with mineralised tabby weave ZZ spun textile, which also occurs on the front of the brooch. The catchplate also has traces of mineralised textile sealed under the catch, but there is no trace of a pin.

Sherlock, S. J., & Welch, M. G. (2002). An Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Norton, Cleveland. In Council for British Archaeology Research Reports. Archaeology Data Service. https://doi.org/10.5284/1081683