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Description: | Roman copper alloy T-shaped brooch of 2nd century AD date. The brooch is complete except for the missing pin but has distorted. The brooch has a hinge mechanism, and is housed in tubular wings. The wings are decorated with two incised lines at both ends. The head has a small chain loop above a sub-rectangular panel. The bow is rectangular in cross section with moulded grooves on each side. The front of the bow is decorated with three raised lozenge shaped outlines with central recesses, which would have contained enamel or possibly stone or glass settings. The catch-plate has a circular perforation and extends as far as the slight forward facing foot. | Subjects: | T-shaped | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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