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The cruciform brooches of Nor^ 



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cases of graves in which are found objects of different ages have 

 already been mentioned in this paper and they are, indeed, a well 

 known and most natural feature. 



Fig. 192. Vi- Fig. 191. Vi- 



Instanees of this sort are of great interest with respect to 



completely preserved all the features characteristic of the early part of the de- 

 velopment and as it shows no traces of influence from later forms. The brooch 

 is corroded and damaged so that it is impossible to tell wether it was much 

 worn when it was placed in the grave. The foundation of the grave must be 

 assigned to the earlier half of the 6th cent. 



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