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Description: | Cast copper alloy Polden Hill brooch length 47mm, width 30mm, thickness 19mm, weight 14.35g. Semicircular, concave cross section wings with a backward facing lug at either end, these lugs have a hole in the centre for the pin support bar which is now missing. On the top of the head would have been a backwards-facing hook this has been truncated from the base.
A recessed line runs from the top of the head down the centre of the brooch to the foot, either side is stepped again this runs the length of the brooch. The catch plate on the reverse is mostly complete with only the tip truncated.
The artefact is in an excellent condition with a mid green patina, and only slight pitting from corrosion. These are dated to 80-120AD. | Subjects: | Polden Hill | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Adams, Kurt - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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