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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy two-piece Colchester derivative Roman brooch. The brooch is of Polden Hill type meaning that the spring is carried in a semi-cylindrical crossbar, which has closed circular ends which are pierced to hold the axial rod whilst the chord is threaded through a pierced crest at the head of the bow. The brooch is of very simple decoration; the crossbar has one incised groove running around each end whilst the bow is decorated with two linear grooves, which extend roughly two-thirds of the way along the length of the bow. These grooves run either side of a central rib which extends above the crossbar to form the pierced crest which takes the chord. All eight coils of the spring, the chord and axial bar remain but the pin has been broken and lost. The bow, which is d-shaped in section tapers from top to bottom and terminates at a point with no decoration or knop, the catchplate is plain and of solid construction. The brooch has been slightly bent at some stage in the past and curves to the right roughly two-thirds of the way down the bow (as viewed with crossbar uppermost and the decorated surface facing the observer). The bend has an internal angle of c.165 degrees. The brooch is in good condition and has an overall patina that is dark green brown with some minor surface damage to the patination at the point of the bend noted above.The bow measures 24.27mm across the width of the crossbar and 59.25mm in length along the bow. The catchplate has a length of 13.54mm and the diameter of the circular caps at either end of the spring casing is 6.82mm. Brooches of this type are typically dated AD c.80-c.120 (Bayley & Butcher 2004, p.160) and range from plainly decorated to those that have intricate enamel working along the length of the bow.
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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