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Description: | Cast copper alloy Roman brooch, a headstud type.
It is hinged but has had a 6 coiled spring cast into the head to make it appear sprung. There is a rearwards facing lug which is holding the external chord, again this is superfluous as it is hinged.
The top part of the pin remains but it has broken very near to the top. Some of the catchplate remains. The foot of the brooch is broken but would have been a hollow semi-sphere. Above this are two moulded circular discs.
The head is quite chunky and has a slightly unusual form. There is a holllow with a central circular hole on each side. These possibly had stones inset but they are hollow now. There is some decoration on the head in the form of grooved lines on the edge. At the top of the bow is a smaller circular hole, the headstud. This again could have had a stone set into it for decoration.
The brooch is quite pitted from corrosion and has an uneven green/brown patina. The bow is narrow and appears plain but the decoration could have been lost.
Headstud brooches are found throughout Britain and date from the Flavian period (late 1st century AD) through to the late 2nd century AD. | Subjects: | Headstud | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McIntosh, Frances | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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