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Description: | A copper-alloy Roman Aucissa derivative, Hod Hill variant brooch. The brooch is almost complete, merely missing its pin and a portion of the hinge mechanism, but it is unfortunately bent in half, presumably by plough action. The head has a pin slot between the two hinges, and the left hand hinge is missing. The head is slightly knopped, and is waisted above the knops. The top of the bow is lightly decorated with lateral ridges. The bow is thin, long and tapers gently towards the foot. A slight trace of a vertical band running down the obverse of the bow is evident. The brooch has a triangular catchplate which is intact, and on the obverse it is decorated by two horizontal bands where the catchplate begins. The foot is decorated with a moulded knop, as are many variants of the Hod Hill type. The bent brooch measures 33 mm in length, but when straight it would have been closer to 55 mm in length. A similar example is illustrated in Hattatt (1989, 322; 853). Hod Hill brooches are dated in Britain from around 40 to 60 AD. | Subjects: | Hod Hill | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Brindle, Tom - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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