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Description: | Copper alloy Roman T-shaped, Dorset type brooch. The head of the brooch is thin and circular in section. A hole through the centre of this still holds the axis bar. In the middle, to the rear of the head is a slot to allow a pin with a hinge to sit in place, secured by this axis bar. The pin remains in place, but the majority has broken away shortly below the hinge. The bow is decorated with two raised strips containing small, incised diagonal lines. Between these is a 'V' shaped groove. The bow has become bent out of shape, causing the brooch to become slightly twisted. The leg is undecorated, culminating in a small triangular knop at the foot. The catchplate is small, curving out from the rear of the leg, but the majority is missing. The metal is brown-green in colour, surviving in fairly good condition apart from the bending and breaks. This brooch is very similar to Hattatt (2000, p.304) nos: 923. Hattatt dates this brooch to the 1st-2nd century AD.Length: 52.8mm, Width: 24.2mmWeight: 5.0g
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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