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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy T-shape brooch of early Roman date. The brooch measures 44.9mm by 27.1mm by 4.6mm and weighs 8.4g. The cylindrical wings contain the axis bar for the missing hinged pin. They are decorated with two parallel circumferential incised lines at one end; the other end is damaged. The bow has a D-shaped cross-section with a concave back. Initially it narrows gradually and this upper section is decorated with two raised lozenge-shaped cells which contain central recesses, possibly originally for enamel. Below the decorated section, the bow is narrower and continues to taper into a small forward-projecting foot, which conceals the curving triangular catchplate. A broadly similar brooch is illustrated in Hattatt's 'Visual Catalogue' (2000, p. 303, fig. 162, no. 908). This example is unprovenanced.
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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