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Description: | A worn and incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman Hod Hill type brooch. In profile the brooch can be described as 'harp-shaped' in that the arch of the bow is not continuous down to the foot. The catchplate extends for 13.1mm up the reverse of the leg. The leg itself is a very thin triangle in shape sub-triangular in section, tapering to a protruding foot knob. The knob is divided from the leg by a raised transverse rib. The bow is sub-trapezoidal, tapering slightly towards the head. It is of very slightly convex section, with a flat reverse. Three raised transverse ribs divide it from the leg. The bow is has fluted decoration featuring five ribs, the central rib being the widest. The half of the bow closest to the foot end features projections unlike the side lugs usually found on Class B Hod Hill brooches. They both consist of the beginnings of a further fluted section below which is a C-shaped indentation. This indentation, or rather the projecting curved spur, is reminiscent of an example illustrated in Hattatt (2000, 323; ref. 327) in which the projection is a vestige of a lateral openwork design. The bow terminates in an atypically narrow head which consists of a trapezoidal projection with two protruding loops which would have held the pin bar and pin, both of which are now missing. The brooch has a brown patina dusted with light green corrosion product on both faces. Roman, 1st century AD in date.
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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