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Description: | Incomplete copper alloy Roman Polden Hill brooch, missing the pin and the curl of the catchplate.The spring has 12 coils, threading through a forward-facing hook. The axis bar is intact and held by the characteristic Polden Hill roughly circular ends. The wings extend forward quite a way, and in section are almost semi-pointed oval on one side. They are decorated to the front with three grooves flanking each end.The bow extends from the top of the wings and is pointed oval in section. A deep groove runs from the top flanking either edge. 7mm below the forward-facing hook is a 3x1.5mm area 1mm high and quite worn. The area in between is slightly flattened. Possibly held a stud of some kind???Below this is a slight ridge down the centre, either side of which are four (possibly five) triangular cells, presumably once filled with enamel.At the reverse, the catchplate extends from the centre of the reverse of the bow and is 12mm long. The curl has worn completely so that all that remains is a worn ridge.Wingspan 22.5mm, length 35mm, weighing 8.11g.Late 1st century.
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