Technical Observations: The patina is a pale bluish green with some brown encrustations from burial. The bow is broken at the ends, with the catchplate showing deformation, stress cracks, and losses. Two pins protrude from the sides of the bow where knobs may have been located.
The fibula was cast and sealed closed. Long, rectangular patches and core pins can be seen in the x-radiographs. Small, rectangular holes at the outer ends of these patches, or plugs, are visible on the outer surface when the fibula is viewed under the microscope. There may also be a square-shaped plug on the inside surface, but it is very difficult to discern. Tool marks from finishing after casting are evident. The surface design appears to have been incised in the metal, although it may have been cast and then enhanced after casting.
Carol Snow (submitted 2002)
