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Description: | A fragment of a copper-alloy Roman brooch. The fragment consists of the head and upper part of the bow of a Hod Hill type brooch of 1st century AD date. The head measures 14mm wide and is tubular. It would originally have contained an axis bar, forming a hinge for the now-missing pin. The upper part of the bow measures 8mm wide by 1.5mm thick. It has two transverse ridges, the uppermost of which has a rounded surface, whilst the lower one is sharper. The underside of the bow is flat. The object measures 16mm high and weighs 1.26g. The surface has traces of a silvering or tinning.
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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