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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy T-shape brooch of early Roman date. The brooch measures 28.4mm by 26.2mm by 3mm and weighs 5.9g. The cylindrical wings contain the axis bar for the hinged pin, most of which is missing. Each end is decorated with a single incised circumferential line. A loop projects upwards the from the centre point of the bow although the casting is not perfect in this area and the loop is faprtially filled with a thin layer of copper alloy. The bow has a D-shaped cross-section and projects horizontally and curves downwards. It narrows slightly before the point at which it has broken (just over half remains). The front of the bow is decorated with three lozenge-shaped cells which are recessed to take enamel. The upper and lower cells contain traces of enamel which is now a light green in colour. The central cell is empty. A similar brooch is illustrated in Hattatt's 'Visual Catalogue' (2000, p. 303, fig. 162, no. 908). This example is unprovenanced. | Subjects: | T-Shape | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Payne, Naomi - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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