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Description: | The object is an incomplete brooch of Langton Down type. It is thought to date to the late Iron Age to early Roman period or 1st Century AD. The brooch is made from cast copper alloy. As an example Hattatt (Hattatt, R 1987. Brooches of Antiquity. Oxbow: Oxford; fig.16, no. 770) illustrates a Langton Down type brooch from France which is similar to, but more complete than the recorded example. The head of the brooch comprises of a cylindrical spring cover. The only openings in the cover are at each end and through a slit on the reverse of the cover. Parts of the cover are missing around the open ends, where it is has been damaged. The top of the spring cover is decorated with two traverse incised lines. Pitting to the surface however makes these lines now indistinct. At the junction to the spring cover is a single traverse rib. The bow is flat, of small curvature (Hattatt, 43) and incomplete. The face of the bow is fluted. The bow tapers in slightly at the point where it is broken. The break occurs above the catchplate, as a result, neither the catchplate or footplate remains. Both the pin and the spring are made of cast copper and are complete. The pin is complete but slightly bent. The brooch is in a worn and corroded condition with a mid grey green patina. The width of the brooch along the spring cover is 23.5mm. The length from the wings to the broken edge of the bow is 22.0mm. The thickness at the head is 13.8mm and the weight is 6.61g.
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