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Description: | Roman brooch; incomplete cast copper alloy headstud brooch with enamelled decoration. This brooch dates from the 2nd century. It has short, narrow wings with the remains of the suspension loop in the centre. The bow is narrow and slightly tapering with a worn circular stud at the head. The bow has transverse lines right along its length, splitting it into roughly rectangular cells. The there is enamel remaining in many of the cells, which indicates that they were originally filled alternately with red enamel and another enamel, which is now a greenish colour. There are traces of red enamel on the headstud too. The foot of the brooch is broken away and missing. The back of the wings have an opening for a hinged pin. There is an accretion of rust-coloured corrosion, suggesting that the pin was of an iron-rich metal and has now corroded away. The remains of the catchplate can be seen at the back of the lower bow.
Length 46.5mm, width 18.7mm, thickness 16.6mm, weight 11.29g
Ref: Hattatt ??A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt??s Ancient Brooches?? (pp. 332, fig. 191, no. 944) | Subjects: | headstud | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Rohde, Anja | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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