2nd-6th century AD. A mixed group of brooches comprising: fantail with raised ribs and punched detailing; a supporting-arm bow brooch with scooped upper edge to the headplate; a cruciform brooch with trapezoidal headplate and lateral flanges. Cf. Beck, H. et al., Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, fig.174(1"). 70 grams total, 38-94mm (1 1/2 - 3 3/4"). From a North Yorkshire collection formed since the 1980s; thence by descent. [3, No Reserve]