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Description: | A Roman Headstud brooch 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.
This cast copper-alloy brooch has an aperture for the raised head stud, but only the hole survives and the stud itself has been lost. At the apex of the head there is small crest. The head is flanked by two parallel ridges. The wings are short and badly damaged but one still has some enamelled decoration surviving in the form of three lozenge shaped cells in a vertical column. Each has been in-filled with blue enamel.
The wings have a triangular section and a hinge mechanism has been built into the reverse. The start of the pin survives, but the rest has broken off. The bow tapers to the foot; the bow is badly damaged and has lost its original shape. The foot and catchplate have broken off. The brooch survives in a very poor condition, but the enamelled area is very clear. Similar to Hattatt, p332-3. | Subjects: | Headstud | 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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