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Description: | Copper alloy brooch, Hod Hill type with side projections. Broken into two pieces across the upper bow; missing pin and half of the hinge, damaged catchplate fold, otherwise in good condition. Traces of white metal tinning survive on the front. The hinge was broad (around 19mm originally)but the top of the bow (undecorated) narrowed before a sharp horizontal expansion at the top of the main upper bow area. There are side projections at the top of this area; these and the bow have strong vertical ribs and broad grooves, with the bow outline narrowing to 9mm at the mid bow area. The middle bow has horizontal mouldings: narrow beaded ribs flank a wavy line in two panels, separated by two concave mouldings and a rib. The lower bow tapers slightly, the front is plain and slightly convex except for a horizontal beaded rib near the top and a double bead at the foot. Width at projections 26mm, reconstructed length about 53mm. Very similar to Riha 1979, Taf 31, 845. | 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
100 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Jude Plouviez | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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