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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy T-shaped brooch of Roman date (c. AD 43 - c. AD 200). Length 38.0mm, width across the wings, 19.2mm and maximum thickness of bow, 4.9mm. Weight 7.73g.Most of one side of the wing element, the hinged pin and the majority of the catch-plate are missing. All the breaks are old.The left half of the wing element (as viewed from the front) is almost complete, is cylindrical in cross-section and contains the corroded remains of an iron axis bar. The rear half of the right hand part is largely incomplete. At the head of the brooch there is a slot at the top centre which accommodated the hinged pin (now missing). The bow is strongly convex at the front and tapers evenly from the head towards the foot. Adjacent to the wings the width of the bow is about 8.0mm and at the lower end the width is about 2.0mm. Just two stubs of a perforated catch-plate have survived. The rear face of the bow is deeply grooved and this groove is integral with the slot for the hinged pin. It extends downwards to just above the remains of the upper part of the catch-plate.Although the copper alloy element of this brooch is in a stable condition, it is mainly pitted overall due to corrosion. The iron part is in poor condition.
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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