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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of Roman date. A Continental type (c. 100 BC - c. AD 100). Length 28.8mm, width of wings 15.8mm and maximum thickness of bow 4.2mm. Weight 3.03g.The wings, which are incomplete and have ragged edges, were originally cylindrical or semi-cylindrical. Beneath the wings the bow is 6.9mm in width and tapers evenly to a symmetrical moulded feature where the width is 5.0mm. The moulded feature, which has a length of 12.8mm and a maximum width of 5.0mm, forms part of the bow. It consists of a small horizontal rib, flanked above and below by a relatively large flaring prominent lip. The rib and the lips do not extend around to the rear face of the brooch which is largely flat. Below the lower lip, the bow is oval in plan but it uncertain whether this part is complete or has an abraded break at the base. At the rear of the oval feature is a small abraded "stub", probably the remains of a small catch-plate.The brooch is in a stable condition and a patina has not survived. The surface of the metal is a dull reddish colour.
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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