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Description: | A copper-alloy Roman brooch of Developed T-shape type. The brooch is quite small at 33.5 mm long. It measures 15.43 mm wide across the wings, and the bow is 7.56 mm wide at the head, above the wings. It weighs 4.3 grams. The bottom half of the bow is decorated with a central vertical ridge, whilst the top has two rectangular cells for enamel (now missing) adjacent to one another running vertically down the upper part of the bow. Very slight traces of yellow reside in the cells, perhaps traces of the colour of the enamel. The pin mechanism is hinged. The pin is now missing, but it would have been held in place by an axial bar set within the open, semi-cylindrical wings. The wings have plates at each end which are reminiscent of those seen on Polden Hill style brooches. The brooch also has the slight mouldings above the wings which are often associated with Polden Hill types At the top of the head the broken remains of a protrusion are evident, and this was probably a protruding tab or headloop, commonly seen on brooches of this type. The catchplate is damaged but rises to approximately halfway up the brooch from the foot. Slight traces of ferrous corrosion from the pin are visible on the back of the brooch, next to the catchplate. This type of brooch generally has a south westerly distribution, but examples from the West Midlands are known (Bayley and Butcher 2004, 167). The brooch is likely to date from the second half of the first century through to the first half of the second century AD.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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