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Description: | Complete Roman headstud brooch dating to the 2nd century. The brooch has a circular wire headloop with an enamelled rectangular collar below; this is decorated with two inverted semi circles and red enamel. At the head of the brooch there is a large void where there was once a stud of some sort - this was probably enamelled and may have been functional although many were merely for decoration. The brooch has a hinged pin mechanism; the pin bar is formed by the headloop wire which goes through the wings. Each wing is decorated with an enamelled triangle. The brooch has an unusual hole near the foot towards the front of the bow and also appears to have a tiny separate decorated plate on the base of the foot. The pin and catch plate are intact. The brooch weighs 17.9g and measures 57.54mm in length, 22.25mm in width and 20.05mm in thickness. A similar parallel can be seen in Hattats Visual Catalogue, Fig.191, No.419.
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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