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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch, probably of Polden Hill type. The brooch consists of the head, bow, two semi-cylindrical horizontal wings, and an incomplete hook or lug on the top of the head. The wings would have held the axis bar, spring and pin, all of which are missing, although there is the remains of end caps on the wings, in one of which a central perforation remains (for a description of the Polden Hill type, See Bayley and Butcher, 2004 Roman Brooches in Britain: A technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection Society of Antiquaries p. 33-34 and p159). The reverse of the head, within the crossbar is heavily recessed. The bow, which has a humped profile and is broadly D shaped in section, tapers and is broken towards the foot. There is no catchplate, against which the pin would have been secured. No decoration is discernable on the brooch, although one wing appears to flare out slightly at the terminal. The brooch has a brown/light green surface. The brooch measures 22.6 mm long, 18.0mm wide and it weighs 3.03g. Bayley and Butcher (ibid. p159) explain that the Polden Hill type of brooch, "...exhibits a distinctive method of attaching the spring: it is carried in a semi-cylindrical crossbar which has closed ends to secure the axial rod, while the chord is held by a hook or crest on the head." Based on a review of literature, Worrell (2007) dates Polden Hill brooches to AD75-175. Bayley and Butcher (ibid. p 160) state that the main development of this type appears to have taken place in the West Midlands and that more recent finds have confirmed a concentration in this region.
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