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Description: | A copper alloy Hod Hill brooch dating to the first century AD. The upper surface of the brooch is tinned. Only a fragment of the head of the brooch remains and comprises a flat plate. Below the head, the upper bow is horizontally ribbed and D shaped in section. The mid bow plate is rectangular in shape and ribbed. The ribs are knurled. There are two mid bow extensions. These are vertically ribbed and hemispherical in section. The leg tapers slightly and is horizontally ribbed. Alternate ribs are knurled. The leg terminates in a semi-circular forward facing foot knob. The catchplate is semi-circular in shape. The brooch measures 37mm in length, has a maximum width of 20mm and a thickness of 9mm. | 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: | 50
100 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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