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Description: | Cast copper alloy brooch length 39mm, width 11mm, thickness 14mm, weight 7.1g. That artefact has a hinge mechanism, with hollow wings supporting the pin support bar, there is an off centre slot at the back of the wings where the pin fits, the tip of the pin has been truncated by corrosion. The forward edge of the wings has a squared face. On the front of the head is a stud consisting of a ring with a boss in the centre. Running down the centre of the leg is a undulating line, this is held within a rectangular frame there is evidence of a paste in the recess between the line and the frame. At the base of the leg is a semicircular foot that has a double collar. The catch plate on the reverse of the leg is complete. The overall condition is fair although much of the surface has been effected by corrosion leaving a pitted surface. Date 80-120AD.
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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