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Description: | An incomplete, worn cast copper-alloy Roman brooch probably of the Polden Hill type. The brooch is missing its spring mechanism and pin. At the head are the characteristic wing tip plate extensions, pierced to take the axis bar, now also missing. The rearward facing lug which protrudes from the centre of the head would have held the chord of the spring mechansim. This is notched at the top. The semi-cylindrical wings are decorated with transverse grooving. The tapering bow is decorated on its upper surface with moulded lozenges. These begin just before the highest point of the bow and travel down towards the foot, decreasing in size as they do so. They are recessed, probably to take enamel. The edges of the bow are serrated. On the lower surface the catchplate has been largely abraded away. The brooch now has a dull mid-green patina. | Subjects: | Polden Hill | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Webley, Robert - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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