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Description: | A fragment of a copper-alloy Late Iron Age to early Roman Langton Down brooch. The brooch is incomplete as the lower bow and foot, as well as the pin are missing. The spring cover is cylindrical, and the bow flat-backed. The spring is bilaterally turned, with 4 coils visible to the left (right-hand side unclear). On the obverse of the brooch, there is a single transverse groove along the join between bow and spring cover, and 7 longitudinal grooves (characteristic of Langton Down type brooches)running down the length of the bow.This brooch fragment measures 17.9mm in surviving length and 18.8mm in width. It weighs 4.3g.
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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