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Description: | Roman cast copper alloy Polden Hill type brooch with spring mechanism. The pin is missing and there is much iron corrosion around the spring. The wings and bow are corroded but appear to have been undecorated, except for a ridge on either side of the head next to the wings. The catchplate is damaged. The foot appears to have been plain and tapering. Orange-brown pitted surface with some green corrosion on the bow. Length 51.70mm, width (across wings) 26.08mm, width (top of bow) 12.28mm, thickness c.20mm, weight 18.48g. | Subjects: | Polden Hill type | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Atherton, Rachel - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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