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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy developed T-shaped brooch dating from the Roman period. The brooch has an integral loop attached to a narrow horizontal tube. This crossbar adjoins the transverse head and bow which tapers to the moulded foot. The remains of an iron axis bar remain in the tube, but the hinged pin which this would have secured is missing. When viewed in profile, it can be seen that there is an elbow at about 45 degrees near to the crossbar, and a further angle, of about 20 degrees, less than half way down the bow.
There are two sub-rectangular recessed cells side by side on the upper portion of the bow. A groove runs down the centre of the lower portion of the bow, with two ribs at the top to either side forming an incomplete ??X?? (with a vertical void in the centre). The catchplate and integral pin rest are largely complete on the lower section of the reverse of the bow and foot. The moulded foot is in relief at the bottom of the bow, and has a flat base.
The brooch is 61.5mm long, 13.3mm wide across the tube (crossbar), and it measures 13mm from front to reverse. It has a mass of 7.4mm. The brooch has a green patina, and where this is missing, a lighter green surface is visible. There are areas of iron corrosion on the reverse of the crossbar and loop, and on the opposite side of the catchplate to the pinrest. Dated examples of developed T-shaped brooches (see ??Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typological Study based on the Richborough Collection??, 2004, Bayley and Butcher, p167) indicate a 1st to 2nd century AD date for the type. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Slarke, Duncan - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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