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Description: | Cast cu-alloy Roman knee brooch dating from the late second century (Continental) and earlier third century (British imitations). This one seems to be one of the earlier original Continental ones. It is complete with spring and pin and still in working order. It is a small brooch with a large spring mechanism and spring which are covered with the triangular head plate. The bow is short anbd sturdy with a semicircular cross-section. The foot is decoration with a round moulding and (possibly) a corroded lug or perforation, possibly to attach a string or chain(?). This brooch was acquired via e-Bay and, unfortunately, the only known findspot is 'Suffolk' (having come from a collection of 20th century metal-detecting finds).
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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