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Description: | Roman copper alloy penannular brooch of Fowler??s (1960) Type B (or ??omega?? / Iberian type) and of sub-type B3, probably of c. mid 1st to early 2nd century AD date
The brooch is fragmentary, but is complete except for the missing pin (with a width of 45mm, a height of 44mm and a weight of 14.2g). The hoop is of quadrangular section (having a width of 6.0mm and a thickness of 4.0mm) with rounded faces, faceted on the interior edge. The terminals are composed of a crescent moulding opposing the hoop with a ??tear-shaped?? device between the crescent and hoop. The brooch is eroded but the surface is well-preserved with a pale to mid-green patina. | Subjects: | Penannular | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Williams, Sian | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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