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Description: | Roman copper alloy fantail brooch, 35mm long, 21mm wide and weighing 11.87grams. The brooch consists of a solid bar 21mm wide and 6mm in diameter which has a single vertical incised line at each end. The main body of the brooch emerges from the centre of this and has a loop attached at the top. It widens to form a lozenge shape which is 12mm wide and accomodates a circular depression 8mm in diameter. On either side of this circle are two protruding circular lugs, 4mm in diameter, giving it a width of 16mm.
The whole area is enclosed by an incised line running around the edge. Under this incised line the brooch widens consideraly, forming a triangle with a base 20mm wide. Within this area is a border 2mm wide which contains another incised line. Inside this area is raised decoration consisting of an upper circle and two lower leaf shapes with their points lined up with the lower corners. Each of these shapes has a circular recess in its centre. The whole area around this pattern was filled with enamal but there is no trace now. The brooch has traces of a catchplate intact but no pin. It is similar to Fig174 No.74 | 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 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Wendy Scott | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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