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Description: | A copper-alloy Hod Hill type brooch of mid to late 1st century AD date. The head is tubular and measures 10.8mm wide. It has a central pin slot from which projects a small remnant of the original pin. The bow is 1.8mm thick, has a flat underside, and is decorated on its upper surface with three vertical ridges. The lower part of the bow tapers to the squared-off foot and the catchplate is intact. The object as a whole is bent and has a black surface, which may represent a corroded silvering or tinning. The length is 33.7mm and the weight is 1.55g. | Subjects: | Hod Hill | 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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