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of the knobs, åa form which is very rare in English brooches. 
In the other brooeh may be especially noticed the two inceisions in 
the upper edge of the plate, å feature which is also known in 
Fig. 123. 
Denmark*) but is never seen in broo- 
ches from Norway and Sweden. This 
brooeh is å good example of the 
English form in å middle stage of 
development and already so cha- 
racteristic of England that it would 
be impossible to confound it with 
the forms from other countries. 
It may thus be pronouneed that 
the earlier stages of the development 
of the eruciform brooches in Eng- 
land are ehiefly independent of, 
though in some points allied to the 
contemporary Danish brooches, while 
nothing is found indicating influenees 
from Norway or even contact with 
the forms common there. I have 
noted one brooch only which may, 
perhaps, be considered as å proof 
of connexion with Norwegian forms 
corresponding to the stage of de- 
velopment here in question. The 
brooeh fig. 122,79 remarkable also 
as the only eruciform brooch found 
in Kent, is by the shape of the 
head closely allied to some Nor- 
wegian specimens, f. inst. fig. 41 
above, but rather å stranger among 
the contemporary English brooches 
respecting as well the dimensions 
of the plate as the proceeding of 
casting the side-knobs in one piece 
with the brooch. It is however certainly made in England, which 
is proved both by the low and flat bow and by some details in 
1) Copenhagen Museum, OC. 6396, found in Jutland, to be comp especi- 
ally with the one figured by Neville, pl*7 nos ol: 
2 Lyminge. Kent; 
From åa photograph. 
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