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The cruciform brooches of Norway. 



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axis of the spring-coil, as seen in figs. 17 — 18. 1 ) The spring-coil 

 is still seen uncoverecl between the bow and the knob, but soon this 

 little space is covered with a horizontal plate which thus conneets 

 the broad end of the bow with the inner side of the knob. The 

 plate is sometimes triangular or so narrow that still a part of 

 the spring-coil is uncovered (figs. 19 and 20), 2 ) — these cases probably 

 representing the early stages of development; generally the plate 

 is square and large enough to fill the whole space between the bow 

 and all three knobs (fig. 2 1). 3 ) 



Fig. 16. Vi 



Fig. 17. 



We have thus seen the origin of the most characteristic part 

 of the cruciform brooches, viz. a square plate and three moulded 



J ) Fig. 17 : from Engelhart : Nydam Mosefund, pl. V, fig. 13. — Fig. 18 : 

 from Mestorf: Alterthumer, pl. XLIX, fig. 584. 



2 ) Fig. 19: Slinde, Sogndal pgd. Sogn. B. 4963. Ab. 1893, p. 144. - 

 Fig. 20: Jæderen, locality unknown. Stavanger Museum. 



3 ) From Mestorf: Alterthumer, pl. XLIX, fig. 583. 



