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Description: | A copper-alloy T-shaped brooch of mid 1st to mid 2nd century AD date (Hattatt, 1982, p.71).Apart from the pin, the brooch has been cast in one piece and is solid in appearance. The head tapers in depth from front to back and has a cylinder on the underside containing the axis bar. The remaining portion of the pin emanates from a slot at the centre of this cylinder. The back of each of the two wings has a small circular setting for a now-missing enamel inset. The top of the head also has a decorative central ridge.The bow has a flat underside and convex upper surface containing a series of settings. At the very top is a single circular setting (empty) and below this a series of rectangular cells filled alternately with red and blue enamel.The foot is circular and the damaged catchplate is of the closed type. Overall, the brooch measures 57mm high by 23.7mm wide and 26mm deep. It weighs 24.84g. The condition is poor and requiring conservation.
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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