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Description: | A cast copper-alloy Roman brooch of the Langton Down type. The brooch is missing the majority of its pin; it is otherwise complete and in good condition. The head features a characteristically cylindrical hood within which the majority of the spring coils survive. At the front this is decorated with a simple incised longitudinal line, while towards each end there is an incised transverse line (obscured by abrasions). On the reverse of the foot the catchplate has survived very well. This latter features a typically triangular decorative piercing, although the triangles have had their corners cut off. The bow has a flat reverse and a moulded obverse face, and tapers from a width of 12.1mm at the head to 7.2mm at the foot, although it is straight for the length of the foot. There are three lines of reeding, one central and one towards each edge, all flanked by raised ridges; towards the head there are two further vestigial ridges between the lines of reeding. A transverse groove marks the bow off from the head at their junction. The catchplate perforation, cylindrical hood and sharp turn from the bow towards the head mark this out as a Class B example (Hattatt 1982, 80). Indeed, this brooch has a parallel in a Class B Suffolk find illustrated in Hattatt (1982, 81; ref. 39). Iron Age/Roman, 1st century AD
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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