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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch, an unclassified type, possibly first or second century (AD 43 - AD 200). Length 36mm, estimated width of wings 16mm and maximum thickness of the bow 3mm. Weight 6.51g.Viewing the brooch from the front, it has diminutive wings and the left hand wing is missing. The estimated width, if complete, would be 16mm. The surviving wing is convex at the front and flat at the rear. At the rear of the wings is a perforated lug, the details of which are obscured by iron corrosion. The bow flares gently outwards beneath the wings for a distance of 5mm. At this point it is 10mm in width (its maximum width) and then tapers gently inwards towards the foot where it is 3.8mm in width. Throughout its length the bow is triangular in cross-section, flat at the rear. The foot is in the form of a large feature which projects forward 7.5mm and is at right angles to the bow. This feature has two bevelled surfaces on the upper face, vertical sides and is flat on the underside. Viewing the brooch from the side, the bow is angled downwards at the position where it has a maximum width of 10mm at the front. It has an elongated catch-plate which forms an angle with the lower part of the bow of about 130ยบ. It tapers in width from 6mm where it joins the bow to 3.8mm at its end where the missing pin would have been accommodated. It has a maximum thickness of 1.7mm. The brooch which is very sturdy, is in good condition and has a light to mid green patina overall. The break at the missing wing is old.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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