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Description: | Incomplete copper alloy Roman T-shape brooch, missing most of one wing, axis bar, pin, lower bow and catchplate. The surface is heavily pitted and most of the original patina has gone. A 2.5mm long hole extends into the bow for the hinge mechanism. The wings are tubular. The bow extends centrally from below the hole for the hinge mechanism, and also at the side from the wings, possibly with a moulding between wing and bow on the undamaged-wing side. The bow is 10mm wide and flat at the top, and tapers to 2mm wide and round in section at the (old) break. Two ribs (one of which may show signs of horizontal ribbing, thought this could just be extreme wear) extend either side of the hinge-mechanism hole and seem to merge before the break; however the surface is very worn and possibly also corroded. The reverse is smooth with some patina remaining. Incomplete length 39mm, incomplete wingspan 17mm. 1st-2nd century. Cf Hattatt no.917. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1
200 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Katie Hinds | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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