Brooch of anchor type
Inv. no. 832/II
'An anchor-like fibula with a rectangular plate (support bar) on the upper part, which widens slightly towards the ends. On the upper side of the plate, on each side of the arc, two slanting parallel lines are engraved. Beneath the plate are spiral coils of thick wire, twisted round the ligament from where the wire starts, which is partly preserved. The arc of the fibula which has the shape of an anchor in the front part, rests on the upper part of the support bar.
This section ends in a semi-circle, and on the rim and the widest part there is a profiled decoration indicated by engraving (pseudo-twisted ornament). Al the beginning of the lower part of the arc, there are two semi-circular extensions, and it gradually tapers of towards the foot.
The fibula ends in a button-like protrusion. The pin holder is triangular in shape. On the ligament around which the thick wire is twisted is a small ring.
Quantity
1
Weight
46 g
Length
5 cm
Width
4 cm
Material
Silver
Hoard
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