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This type of brooch was quite small and was generally worn in pairs. These brooches sometimes looked like cruciform brooches, having a cross shaped head plate, but many had a plain rectangular head plate. Which do you think the brooches in the picture have? |
| Some small long brooches had simple or no decoration, whilst others had intricate animal designs. There was a huge variety of styles for this type of brooch. |  |
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Small long brooches first came into fashion in the early fifth century (around AD425). They continued to be worn until well into the sixth century. |
See more examples of small long brooches in the virtual gallery |
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