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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy headstud brooch, dating to the 1st/ 2nd century AD (length: 32.5mm; width at remains of wings: 13.7mm; thickness/ depth: 12.9mm; weight: 4.78g). At the top of the brooch, there are stubbed remains of a suspension loop with a small protruding pellet inside a raised ring below. To either side of the head, the incomplete and corroded semi-cylindrical wings have the remains of ridges at the front. From the head of the brooch down to the foot, there is a line of small lozenges, with patchy remains of red enamel either side. The foot is moulded with two protruding ridges before the main base of the foot. Only part of the hinge mechanism and top of the copper alloy pin are still present, and only a small fragment of the catch plate survives. The artefact is in a worn and corroded condition with a dark green patina and small areas of bronze disease.Simialr examples are illustrated in Hattatt's 'Iron Age & Roman Brooches', 1985, pages 100-5, particularly ref no 421 (found in Norfolk).
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