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Description: | Incomplete fragment of a copper alloy two-piece Colchester derivative (Polden Hill) brooch of Roman date (43-150AD).
The bow of the brooch has a curved (comma shaped) profile and has a D shaped cross section. It is 18mm long, 19.4mm wide and 10.6mm thick. The body of the brooch tapers from a thick sub-rectangular head to where it is broken. In the centre of the head is a broken rearward facing lug (possibly a hook), this projects 1.2mm from the body and is square in section. The reverse of the head of the brooch is partially hollow with a rounded depression in the rear of the head. The wings project at 90 degrees from the bow. These are sub-cylindrical in plan, and have a D shaped profile. The projecting wings measure 7.2mm long, 17.9mm wide, and are 4.2mm thick. At the end of each wing is a semi-circular end plate. In each of these there is a small broken abraded circular hole. The brooch weighs 6.28 grams.
The spring mechanism and pin of the brooch are not present. It is probable that they were attached by a rearward facing hook. A small broken projection is present in the centre of the head, which suggests that there might once have been a hook that has been lost due to abrasion. At the end of the wings are two broken perforations. These are likely to have held an axis bar to attach the spring. The catch plate and foot of the brooch are not present.
There are a number of decorative cast linear ribs on the brooch. The most significant of these tapers from the head onto the bow. The other area of decoration is on both sides of the head at the junction with the wings. Here there are a series of small undecorated linear ribs.
The brooch is of a mid-dark green colour with an even patina which covers all the surfaces. The brooch has also been abraded and rolled in the plough soil damaging several areas around the extremities. The break has a similar patina which has been abraded. This suggests that this occurred in antiquity. Similar brooches can be seen in Margaret Snape's book; Roman Brooches of North Britain, 1993: pp 10-13, fig 1.9. | 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: | 43
150 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Peter Reavill | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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