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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy Roman T-shaped brooch. Half of the bow is missing, but what remains has a raised central shield-shaped ridge with circular mouldings which might have held enamel. The arch of the bow is a flattened D-shape in profile and tapers towards the missing foot. The pin of the brooch is missing and so is the catchplate. The wings are decorated with pairs of moulded ridges running parallel to the bow. The wings are tubular to house the iron axis, which would have secured the missing hinged pin, and which can be seen at either terminus. The remains of the iron hinge for the pin are attached to the iron axis between the wings and the resulting iron corrosion product runs from the back of the wings down the back of the bow. Hattatt (2000) illustrates similar examples on page 302, Fig.161, Nos.395 & 907, which are dated from the 1st to the 2nd century AD.The rest of the bow and catch plate have been found more recently in October, 2012 and is recorded in CORN-9BAA17.
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