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Description: | Roman copper alloy knee brooch. The object is 31.5mm long, 17mm wide, 13mm thick and weighs 8.35grms.
Hattatt type 485 (fig 195).
The brooch has a pin bar lug (double lug) with a spring mechanism. No pin or catchplate survives.
The object is Rectangular in form and hollow, with three vertical ridges running down the face. The brooch has protruding borders on either side of its length. The brooch has suffered some damage, with part of the left side bent outward and a notch taken out.
The wings of the brooch show some faint evidence of silvering.
The brooch is in fair/poor condition and has a green patina. | Subjects: | Variant Knee | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Johns, Phillip | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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