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Description: | Roman T-shape brooch of copper alloy with a hinge mechanism. It is missing its pin, foot and catchplate. It measures 24x26mm and weighs 4.69g. There is some iron corrosion on the undecorated cylindrical arms, possibly from the pin or hinge. The bow is 11mm wide where emerges from the top of the arms and gradually tapers towards the break. It is decorated with three ridges, one along each edge and one in the middle, running along its length. The middle ridge is the rigest at a maximum of 4mm. The brooch is most likely T-shaped, althoug the central ridge gives the brooch a similar appearance to the dolphin brooches as it creates the suggestion of a small hump at the head. These initial T-shaped brooches date from the 2nd half of the 1st century, c.50-100AD (Bayley and Butcher 2004).
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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