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Description: | Roman copper alloy polden hill style brooch, 39mm long, 27mm wide, with a weight of 14.64 grams. The brooch has a brown patina and is in very good condition. The brooch is complete, with even the point of the pin intact. The wings are decorated with a couple of raised bands on each side, which have a D shaped section. There is a spring of ten coils and a complete pin. The bow has a bulbous upper part, 11mm wide, which narrows gently to a foot decorated with two horizontal depressed lines. The catchplate is also intact and is 19mm in length. The closest parallel in Hattatt is Fig 159 ref 897. | Subjects: | Polden hill | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Scott, Wendy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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