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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Polden Hill brooch, dating to the 1st/ 2nd century AD (length: 48.3mm; width at wings: 21.9mm; thickness at head: 14.3mm; weight: 13.03g).This decorated brooch has short semi-cylindrical wings which terminate at the ends with copper alloy caps, characteristic of the Polden Hill type. These caps hold the iron axis bar at the back of the wings in place. At the top of the head of the brooch, there is an incomplete claw which would have hooked over the spring. As well as appendages that are present to either side of the head, there are two decorative raised ridges running down the centre of the bow below the claw. To either side of these ridges down the edges of the bow, there is a single line of repetitive small rectangular raised platforms separated by incised lines. Both types of decoration continue down the bow where they stop just above the foot. There is a protruding ridge circling around the bottom of the bow before the collared foot extends/ splays outwards, with a slightly raised stump on the base of the foot. At the back of the brooch, the copper alloy spring holding the iron axis bar has seven complete turns, with four incomplete/ missing ones, and the pin is completely missing. The back of the bow is undecorated and only part of the copper alloy catch plate remains, which terminates at the protruding ridge above the foot. The brooch is in a slightly worn but fair condition with a dark green patina.
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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