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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman headstud brooch. Behind the short rectangular wings is a tubular casting with a slot off centre for a pin, which is now missing. Above the wings is an incomplete chain loop and each of the wings are decorated with three vertical grooves. At the top of the bow is a circular stud with two concentric circles, the outer of which has red enamel. Down the centre of the bow is a vertical ridge which has fifteen opposing red enamelled triangles on either side. The rounded foot knob is collared and behind the bow is a complete catch plate with a length of 25.9mm and a surviving width of 7.0mm. The length of the brooch is 45.4mm, the width is 16.4mm and the weight is 12.19g. | Subjects: | Headstud | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Staves, Lisa - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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