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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman Headstud brooch. It is missing the bottom half of the bow, as well as part of one wing, the pin and the integral loop at the head of the brooch. The brooch has cylindrical wings that encase an iron axis bar and have a rectangular slot where they meet at the centre. Here the remains of the hinged pin can still be seen. The upper surfaces of the wings have moulded grooved decoration. The bow is flat and sub-oval in section. At the head end can be seen the remains of a suspension loop, which is now missing due to old breaks. Moulded grooves run down either side of the bow and outline a decorated panel that comprises a typical circular headstud that perhaps has traces of inlaid enamelling. Beneath the headstud is a triangular recess with the remains of possible red enamel, followed by a rectangular recess and finally an inverted triangular recess containing blue enamel. The panel is finished with a horizontal groove at its base. Beneath the enamelled decoration the bow has a series of two prominent moulded grooves and ridges, but the remainder is missing due to old breaks. There are traces of an added white metal finish on all of the non-enamelled surfaces. The brooch measures 34.74mm in length, 22.63mm in width, and weighs 9.83g.
This brooch belongs to a class common in Britain during the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. Similar examples can be noted in Bayley and Butcher (2004: pp. 164-166) and Hattatt (1989: Fig. 162). | Subjects: | Headstud | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Brown, Andrew | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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