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Description: | A copper alloy Roman headstud brooch which is 58.2mm long, 22.2mm wide and 20.3mm thick. It is in very good condition and is almost complete. It has a hinged pin which is complete, on an axis bar which extends from the tubular housing, runs along the top of the wings and is held by a rectangular head plate before forming a circular head loop. The head plate is decorated with two semi-circular cells next two each other, descending from the top of the plate. The enamel in these has not survived. These are surrounded by a cell which fills the areas between the semi-circles. This contains red enamel. There is a thick central vertical ridge on the bow above the stud. This has developed from the hook, but is now a solid block. The wings are enamelled on the front with a central triangular cell with concave sides filled with red enamel on each wing, flanked by two triangular cells with the enamel not surviving. The bow is not enamelled. It has a central ridge which is pronounced at the top but which becomes thinner. There is a deep hollow where the missing head stud should fit. There is a circular hole through the back of the bow in the hollow. There is also a circular depression at the bottom of the bow, on the front face, where the ridge ends. It interrupts the collar above the foot. The foot is a wide disc which is decorated with an incised line round the edge. The base of the foot is hollow and contains a separate piece of metal shaped like a small stud. The shaft projects into a hole which is visible between the catchplate and the foot. The head of the stud is flattened and is decorated with seven raised pellets arranged like a flower. The surface of the stud head is set back in the hollow, and the patina is different, suggesting that it may not be original. However, it is deeply patinated and looks to be or a similar age to the brooch. The catchplate extends up the back of the bow and is complete. Headstud brooches usually date from the second century (Snape, 1993).
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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