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Description: | A copper alloy Roman fibular brooch which is 35.4mm long, 21.1mm wide and 15.3mm thick. The brooch has a simple tapering bow which appears not to be decorated though it is chipped in places. The wings are short and seem to be little more than projecting rounded knops. There is a thick headloop, the majority of which is missing, and a band of square beading across its base. Behind the wings is the tubular housing for the pin which appears to have been hinged, though is now badly corroded. Traces of the catchplate survive, but not the pin. This brooch does not easily fit into the broad categories of Roman fibular brooches, and a close parallel cannot be found. However, it has similarities with T-shaped brooches in Richard Hattatt??s ??Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches?? (2000). The brooch has a deep brown and dark green patina. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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