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Description: | A Roman cast copper alloy Hod Hill brooch (AD50-70). The hinge and pin are now missing. The main body of the brooch is decorated with a punched design of two palmettes, one above the other. Below this the bow narrows and curves inwards and is framed with moulded transverse ridges above and below. The bow then tapers towards the foot, which terminates in a foot knob. The surface of the brooch has the remains of a white metal coating
Dimensions: length 34.9mm; weight 2.42g | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Levick, Paula - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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