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Description: | A cast copper-alloy fragment from a Roman brooch. The fragment consists of part of the leg of a brooch with a triangular fantail. This has been broken, through old damage, both at the bow and across the width of the leg. The fragment is therefore sub-trapezoidal in shape. On the reverse a catchplate survives in good condition, extending for 14.5mm up the leg. The lateral break occurred just beyond the catchplate at a weak point in the artefact. The possible previous width of the fantail can be estimated at approximately 26mm. The obverse surface is tinned, although this is the only obvious form of decoration on the object; there are no median ridges or other features to hint at which category of brooch - Aesica, Wing and Fanbow, Bow and Fantail, for example - this plain example might form part.
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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