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Description: | The brooch has been made of cast copper alloy. Only the upper portion of the brooch remains, and the spring, pin and axis bar is missing. The wings of the brooch are semi-cylindrical terminating with incomplete wing caps. At the centre of the upper edge of the wings there is a small protrusion, which is probably the remains of a small hook. The bow head is slightly hump-like but is sub-rectangular in cross section. The bow head does have a vertical central ridge which tapers away along the bow. At the junction of the bow head and wings there is a trace of either silvering or tinning. The bow continues to be sub-rectangular in section but now tapers to a broken edge, at approximately the mid point. There are only traces of a mid to dark green patina. The width of the brooch across the wings is 21.4mm and the length from the wings to the tip of the bow is 20.3mm. The style of the wings suggest the brooch is a Polden Hill type. The slight hump-back shape of the bow may also suggest a Polden Hill type or a T-shape brooch. The Polden Hill types tend to be dated to the 1st century according to Hattat. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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