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Description: | Roman enamelled cast copper alloy headstud brooch, 1st-2nd century. Incomplete - lower part of bow missing. The hinged pin is broken off; the axis bar is held within a cylindrical casing on the reverse of the crossbar/wings. The pin is offset to the left (as viewed from the reverse). The cast headloop is broken off. The short wings are each decorated withtwo transverse grooves. Circular headstud (pellet with ring around) towards the head of the bow. most of the bow is broken off; what remains is decorated with a longitudinal line of lozenge-shaped cells containing blue enamel, with a line of triangular cells (no enamel surviving) to either side. The reverse of the bow is slightly concave at the top. Length (incomplete) 21.41mm, width of wings 14.48mm, thickness 10.2mm, weight 4.73g. | Subjects: | hinge mechanism headstud | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Atherton, Rachel - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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