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Description: | Unusual supporting-arm brooch decorated with a longitudinal groove above twin vertical lines on the wings. The reverse has broken projecting lugs at either end and one in the centre with remains of perforation. There are twin oblique lines at the bow, crudely incised transverse lines on the bow and foot, and a closed catch-plate on the reverse with a fragment of iron pin. It measures 26 x 35mm. Some doubt arises over the decoration of the upper bow which is more reminiscent of a Polden Hill brooch of the early Roman period (1st century AD), but other aspects of the object point to a post-Roman date. Scanned images have been examined by Helen Geake & Jude Plouviez. 5th century AD. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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