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Description: | Copper-alloy, Hod Hill variant Roman Brooch. The brooch is 31 mm long in total. The foot of the brooch is 24 mm long and has six ribs. The width of the foot fluctuates between 4 and 5 mm dependant on the ribs. On the reverse of the foot the catch plate extends right up to the upper-most rib, where the foot meets the bow. From the bottom of the bow the brooch steadily widens before two wings emerge, giving a span of 16 mm. The bow is decorated with three vertical ribs. The bow has been damaged and bent back to the point of the catch plate, but would originally have measured around 19 mm in length. The head of the brooch has been broken and missing. The pin and pin mechanism are therefore also missing. Although there are no exact parallels, similar brooches can be seen in Hattat (1989, pages 60-65; figs 1505-1505f). Hod Hill brooches are quite early and dated from around 40 to 60 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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