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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Roman brooch. No exact parallel could be found for this brooch which is closest in form to a 1st century Hod Hill type.
The horizontal side of the inverted sub-trapezoidal headplate has been rolled back on itself, creating a cylindrical chamber for the axis bar. Only half of this cylinder is intact and the axis bar is missing. At the centre is a pin slot. The top of the bow is marked by an inverted, truncated half cone with a transverse ridge at the bottom. Below this moulding the bow is of semi-circular section, plain and tapers to a point at the foot. The solid catchplate is missing its rolled outer edge but is otherwise intact. The surfaces of the brooch bear traces of silvering or tinning.
The brooch measures 31.2mm long, 8.3mm wide (head) and 9.7mm deep. The weight is 1.59g. | Subjects: | Hod Hill (probably) | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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