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Description: | Cast copper alloy pennanular brooch, probably Roman. The hoop of the brooch is formed from a single shaft of undecorated metal, circular in section that is curved around in a rough ??C?? shape, with a moulded terminal at each end. The terminals are little more than slight expansions of the shaft, with an incised line around their circumference to delineate them from the main body of the brooch. Each terminal has a slight circular depression in its end face, but is otherwise plain. The brooch would once have been more circular in plan and is now bent out of shape. The point of the bend is at the middle section of the hoop, equidistant from the terminals. The brooch is particularly abraded and damaged at this point; otherwise the original surface of the brooch survives with a dark green patina. The pin is entirely missing. The hoop has a diameter of 51.08mm and is 3.08mm thick. The terminals are 5.16mm thick and 4.14mm long. The brooch weighs 10.17g.
The brooch is possibly a Fowler type A, though with much more subtle terminals (See Fowler, 1960, The origin and development of the pennanular brooch in Europe, the Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, pages 149-177). Fowler explains that type A??s were used throughout the Iron Age, but were popular with the Roman army, who produced many variations of the type, of which the one recorded here, is possibly one. | Subjects: | pennanular | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McDonald, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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