Brooch

Description

Head plate and bow from an Anglo-Saxon Style I-decorated Great Square Headed brooch, found by a metal detector near Chirnside, Scottish Borders

Museum reference

X.2021.31

Collection

Medieval (Early Historic, Viking, Norse, High Medieval)

Object name

Brooch

Date

Early Medieval

Materials

Copper alloy, Gilt, Glass

Physical description

Copper alloy with traces of gilding surviving, and two fragmentary colourless (turquoise) glass insets.

Collection place(s)

Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Credit

Mr Ian Strachan wishes to be acknowledged as the finder of this material