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Description: | A copper-alloy Knee brooch dating to the late second or early third century AD. The head of the brooch comprises a flat, semi-circular plate, which has been marginally decorated by being notched. One corner of the head-plate is decorated with a diagonal row of incised dots. A semi-circular cut-out has been removed from the other corner. A central ring-and-dot motif is also visible, although this may be functionally related to a brooch repair. On the underside of the head-plate, there is a central semi-circular perforated lug which holds the spring and pin in place. The spring possesses an overhead chord which is held in place by a hook extending from the semi-circular lug. The lug is large and unwieldy and the spring extends beyond the width of the head-plate, suggesting both that there has been a repair to the brooch and that the spring and pin were not originally intended for this brooch. The bow extends from the head-plate and is arched, faceted, D-shaped in section and solid. There is some diagonal scoring on the surface of the bow. However, it is not clear whether it is deliberate. The bow tapers slightly and then expands to form a forward-facing semi-circular foot. There is a small spherical knob on the base of the foot. The catchplate extends at right angles to the foot and is rectangular in shape. The brooch measures 40mm in length. The head- plate has a width of 24mm; the spring has a width of 27mm; the foot has a width of 9mm.A copper-alloy Knee brooch, dating to the late second or early third century AD. At the head of the brooch, are two, semi-cylindrical wings possessing marginal grooved mouldings and circular end-plates. These end-plates are pierced to hold the axis bar, which is missing. The pin of five coils was found with the brooch. Where the bow extends to meet the wings there is a small, rectangular moulding which is vertically notched.The bow is arched, rectangular in section and expands to a flat rectangular plate foot. The forward facing edge of the foot plate is notched. The underside of the foot plate is decorated with a circular groove and central point. Surrounding this groove, the metal is discoloured suggesting the application of another material. The rectangular catchplate extends horizontally from the flat foot plate. The underside is decorated with two triangular notches opposite the cut-out to accommodate the pin. The brooch measures 35mm in length and 20mm in width. it weighs 15.9g. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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