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Description: | The brooch is made from cast copper alloy. From the bow head to the bow foot it measures 37.4mm long and is 17.7mm wide across the wings. The wings are semi-cylindrical with wing caps. The wing caps are incomplete. The wings are decorated with two vertical grooves at each tip. The bow head is slightly hump-like and protrudes from the upper edge of the wings. In the centre of the upper edge of the wings is a small protrusion towards the reverse which was originally a hook or loop to support the spring. The bow head is decorated with a central wide groove bordered by a more fine, less deep groove. The bow gradually tapers to a blunt point, and the decoration also tapers to this point from the bow head. The axis bar, spring, pin and catchplate are all missing. The catchplate is not a recent break. The surface of the brooch has a mid green colour. The brooch is probably a Polden Hill type. The wing caps, and hump-like bow head suggest this. Hatatt suggests these types of brooches are dated to 1st century. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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