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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman T-shaped brooch dating from the late first century to the middle of the second century (AD 75 - AD 150). Length 15.5mm, width of wings 28.2mm, maximum thickness of bow 3.0mm. Weight 3.69g. The fully enclosed cylindrical wings contain a copper alloy axis bar to accommodate a copper alloy hinged pin of which only a fragment has survived. Each end of the wings is corroded and at each end are the remains of a circumferential decorative groove. These grooves are incomplete and barely visible. The bow is not humped like a similar Dolphin type and the sides taper inwards from the wings, where it has a width of 9.3mm, to a break. At this point the bow width is about 7.0mm. The front of the bow has a longitudinal median rib decorated with repetitively punched or incised transverse indentations. The rear of the bow is deeply concave. The piece has a mid-green patina overall and is in fair condition. All breaks are old.
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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