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Description: | Roman copper alloy Headstud variant brooch, 48.6mm long, 13.46mm wide at the head and 3.8mm thick. The object is in a fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 8.14 grams. The brooch has a small head which flares out from the main body of the brooch and is decorated with two vertical linear protrusions at each side. The back of the head contains a loop, but all sign of a spring or pin are missing. The bow, which is rectangular in section, contains a raised circular protrusion near the top. The main area of the bow is filled with a rectilinear recess which has no signs of internal division or enamel. The bow has a flared foot which retains small patches of the catchplate on its reverse. The closest match is 944, Fig 191 in Hattatt's Ancient brooches. | Subjects: | headstud | 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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