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Description: | Fragment of a cast copper alloy Hod Hill brooch of Roman date ((AD 43 - AD 75). Length 15mm, width 9mm and 1.3mm thick. Weight 0.91g.The small fragment consists of the lower part of the bow and the upper part of the foot. The top of the bow has an old transverse break which is 7.4mm in width and the lower part of the bow is 9mm in width. At the front the bow has four characteristic vertical flutes of equal width. Immediately beneath these flutes is a horizontal flute which forms a division between the bow and the foot. The surviving part of the foot is flat at the front and tapers from the top where the maximum width is 7.0mm to an old transverse break which has a width of 3.4mm. The rear of the brooch is flat except for a small stub of the upper part of the catch-plate. The front of the brooch has traces of tinning.The piece is in poor condition. It has a patchy light green patina and some active bronze disease.
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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