Anglo-Saxon bronze brooch, Paglesham Eastend (EHER 11288)

An Anglo-Saxon square-headed bronze brooch found in a quarry at Paglesham. It was bought by Southend Museum in 1975.

Anglo-Saxon, 6th century, square headed bronze brooch with traces of gilding. The headplate and lobed foot are attached by means of a triple ridged bow, the head plate with an openwork border of stylised moustachioed heads and a head in high relief in a panel of interlacing designs at the point where the bow springs. The footplate is decorated with heads in high and low relief and interlacing designs. The brooch has a hinge and catchplate at the back; the pin is missing. Brooch is 14.6 cm long. <1> - <6> Site Assessment: The brooch was sold at Christies in Dec 1974 to a private collector after conservation by the Ashmolean Museum. Later sold to Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; bought by Southend Museum in 1975. <1> NRHE data transfer: Anglo-Saxon square headed brooch found in a quarry at Paglesham. Purchased by the Prittlewell Priory Museum, Southend. <7> See also <8>.