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Description: | Roman copper alloy polden hill brooch. The object is 53.2mm long, 34.5mm wide, 22.8mm thick and weighs 19.67grms.Hattatt type 899 (fig 159).The brooch has a pin bar lug (double lug) with a hinged mechanism. The Pin only partially survives.The object has a curved bow that is triangular in cross-section and tapers down to the foot.. It has a serrated central ridge, and the sides of the bow curve inward to the apex. The wings have ribbed vertical ridges, two apiece, though the right wing is missing its bottom half.The brooch is in fair condition and has some evidence of silvering and has a green patina. Some damage on the central ridge has revealed the copper alloy beneath the patina.
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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