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English: Copper alloy brooch, "bird in flight" type. One of two examples found about 50m apart and almost certainly originally a pair (the other is described under SF-A08525), this is the better preserved of the two. Missing most of the pin; head bent; some wear / abrasion. The pin is hinged between two close-set lugs behind the tail. The body and tail of the bird form the main part of the brooch with the neck and head set perpendicularly above the catchplate. The head is featureless except for being shaped to show a distinct (?duck-like) beak. The wings have enamelled triangualr panels, now dark and discoloured. Between them a slightly raised central area has an incised curved zig zag along it. Two transverse grooves mark the tail area which expands to include two triangular cells containing white enamel. At the end of the tail projects a small chainloop, the central hole about 0.7mm in diameter. The underside is mainly flat, with a slight hollow below the thicker area between the wings. Length 31.3mm, width (wings) 16.2mm. Hattatt (1987) described this type as rare, with only 5 known from Britain and fewer from the Continent - however another pair have been recorded from Pakenham (PKM 036) and single egs from Wenhaston, Charsfield and Pettistree in Suffolk, also an eg with curved wings and a definitely duck-like neck and head from Hacheston (Blagg et al, 2004, EAA 106, no.200).