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Description: | Incomplete copper alloy late Iron Age to early Roman Langton Down brooch. The wings are cylindrical and wrap around the spring. This is not completely enclosed, however, as there is a gap approximately 4mm wide. The spring comprises approximately eight coils of copper-alloy wire. There is no pin surviving but a rectangular hole at the mid point of the wings highlights its original position. The head is undecorated. The bow extends downwards at a steep angle. It is 10.9mm wide at the top and tapers sharply along its 20.4mm length, to 2.6mm wide at the point where it is broken off. It is decorated with three vertical ribs, two of which show possible traces of a white metal coating. The total dimensions of the brooch are 22.3mm high by 15.4mm wide at the wings, and 2.2mm thick at the bow. the weight is 5.34g. The object is significantly corroded. | Subjects: | Langton Down | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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