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Description: | A cast copper alloy Polden Hill brooch of early Roman date. The brooch measures 25.4mm by 22.4mm by 4.2mm and weighs 7.3g. The surviving part of the axis bar and spring are accommodated behind the semi-cylindrical wings, which have closed ends. The spring was originally threaded around the axis bar and its chord is held in an upper hole through a crest which protrudes from the centre of upper face of the wings. The pin is missing. Both ends of the wings are slightly expanded. The crest through which the chord is threaded continues as a ridge along the length of the bow. There is a further shorter ridge on each side of the bow, which tapers to a blunt point. The curving catchplate is incomplete. There are patches of silvering or tinning in several areas. | Subjects: | Polden Hill | 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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