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Description: | Complete Roman Jewellery set, unique as a metal detected find for the East Ridings of Yorkshire.
The set comprises of two 'Headstud' brooches and their corresponding chain, all made of copper alloy. Headstud brooches date from the early 2nd Century onwards. Each brooch would have been worn on the shoulder and the chain would have been suspended between them.
Brooch 1 - A cast copper-alloy brooch with a raised head stud; which has been decorated with a ring and large dot and may have been burnished when in its original condition. At the apex of the head there is a complete chain loop. The wings are short and decorated with three vertical, parallel grooves. The wings have a triangular section and a hinge mechanism has been built into the head, it is lop-sides. It survives intact with the pin. The bow is raised down either side forming a concave channel down the centre. The rounded foot has three tiers and has the large catchplate behind. The hinged pin moves freely. The brooch survives in a very good condition but shows some pitting to the surface. Similar to Hattatt, 1982, p77, fig: 27a.
Brooch 2 - A cast copper-alloy brooch with a raised head stud; which has been decorated with a ring and large dot and may have been burnished when in its original condition. Just above the stud there is a hole in the head of the brooch, possibly caused by wear, but possibly decorative. At the apex of the head there is a complete chain loop. The wings are short and decorated with three vertical, parallel grooves. The wings have a triangular section and a hinge mechanism has been built into the head, it is lop-sides. It survives intact with the pin. The bow is raised down either side forming a concave channel down the centre. The rounded foot has three tiers and has the large catchplate behind. The hinged pin moves freely. The brooch survives in a very good condition but shows some pitting to the surface. Similar to Hattatt, 1982, p77, fig: 27a.
Chain ?? The chain is formed from 59 links, which are smallest at the ends and get bigger closer to the centre. The chain links are oval and shaped so that one link sits inside the next. The end link that survives is circular, the other end is missing its link, which could suggest that some of the chain has broken off. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrews-Wilson, Liz - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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