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English: An incomplete cast copper alloy zoomorphic annular brooch of early medieval to medieval date (c.AD 800-1250).

The brooch is comprised of a circular annular frame with only the pin missing. The frame is roughly flat with a shallow D-shaped cross section which widens at opposing points on the frame to form two pairs of moulded zoomorphic decoration. The moulded decoration depicts four zoomorphic heads with ears, brow ridge and long curving snout, arranged so there are two pairs of opposed heads. Between each pair of heads is a plain section, between one pair of heads is a narrow circular bar for the pin constriction which has a width of 1.5mm. At the opposite end the frame retains the overall width of 4mm but flattens to a width of 1.5mm from the overall 2mm width, in order to allow for the pin rest.

The reverse of the brooch is flattened and undecorated. The object has a light green patina.

Similar annular brooches with zoomorphic terminals have been dated to the early medieval period such as YORYM-84D7D3 and YORYM-507065, however, these examples do not have moulded heads and the one pair of terminals depict the tails of the creatures as opposed to a second pair of heads. SWYOR-9ED7A8 is the closest recorded example and is rather dated to the medieval period based on other brooch examples however these other examples are not as close in form to this example than the early medieval brooches. As such, this brooch is given a broader possible date range.