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Description: | Roman copper alloy T-shaped brooch, c. 1st to 2nd century AD. The brooch measures 49mm in length and is 21mm across the wingspan with the widest part of the bow measuring 1mm which tapers to 5mm before the foot. The catchplate extends out by 8mm to the back of the brooch. The brooch weighs 11.3g. The brooch is similar in design to both the T-shape sawfish type and the Hull's type 144 brooches in Hattatt (1985 and 1987). It has a solid cast chain loop, similar to the sawfish type, at the top of the brooch which is then followed by tubular wings which would have encased the pin (missing). The wings have a single incised lateral line at each end with two raised lines either side of them. A feature similar to the sawfish type brooch is the series of 'teeth' or nodules on either side of the bow. This brooch only has three nodules on either side which are in line with the top, middle and bottom of the lonzenge decoration on the bow. Many sawfish type brooches have the nodules all the way down the bow. The lozenge decoration is at the centre of the bow and is formed by 4 central lozenges with three triangles running down each side of these. The decoration is underneath a crest which is similar to the 'recumbent dog' (Hattatt, 1985, pg118), another feature common to sawfish type brooches. However this brooch differs in that it does not have the circular knob as the foot but has a foot similar to the Hull's type 144 brooches of 4 incised horizontal lines, 2 of which are where the foot widens. Other decoration on the brooch is in the form of a border which frames the bow and tapers to a triangular shape at the top of the bow. Inbetween the wings and the bow there is a gap which contains two horizontal lines. The catchplate extends half way up the back of the bow with and raised line running horizontally on the top and bottom of the curl of the catchplate.The brooch is C shaped in cross section and has a smooth, green 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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