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Description: | Copper alloy Roman brooch fragment of Hod Hill type. The upper bow is incomplete (L. 10.41mm. W. 15.30-7.56mm. Th. 1.45mm). The upper section of the brooch is missing and the plate at the top of the bow is damaged. On the surviving portion of the plate there are five longitudinal ribs separated by concave mouldings. Beneath this there is a transverse raised ridge at the junction with the lower bow. The reverse is flat. The lower bow tapers towards the foot and is undecorated (L. 19.20mm. W. 6.65-2.27mm). There is a slight raised transverse ridge at the junction with the foot. The foot terminates in a rounded knop. On the reverse of the lower bow and foot are the remains of the catchplate, now heavily worn (L. 15.74mm. Th. 1.31mm). The pin is missing. Patchy mid-green patina. | Subjects: | Hod Hill | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Puls, Jodi - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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