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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman Hod Hill, Hawkes and Hull Class B Brooch (AD 43 - AD 75). Overall length 51.2mm, maximum width across the bow, 13.8mm and maximum thickness of the bow, 2.0mm. Weight 5.43g.The top of the head is curled over in a forwards direction to form a tube (the wings) that held an axis bar. The axis bar is missing and iron staining on the tube may indicate that the axis bar was made of iron. Mid-way along the tube is a slot that accommodated the hinged pin which is also missing. The tube has a width of 15.5mm. Beneath the tube, the head is flat and the sides are concave. The upper part of the bow is gently curved in side profile. In plan, it is 19mm in length and flares from the top towards the bottom being 11mm in width at the top and 14mm in width at the bottom. At the top there is an indistinct transverse groove below which are three characteristic vertical flutes formed by four prominent ridges. Each ridge has been punched to provide a denticulate design. Each lower corner of this part of the bow has a protruding side knob. However the left hand knob (as viewed from the front) is incomplete and the right hand knob is bent forwards 90° from it original alignment.The lower part of the bow, sometimes referred to as the "leg" is 27mm in length including the foot knob. Immediately below the central flute of the upper part of the bow, the leg is narrowed with concave sides. This narrowed element has a minimum width of 1.2mm and is convex at the front. Beneath this narrowed part is a distinctive transverse rib which has a width of 7.3mm and has a punched denticulate design. The remaining part of the leg is flat and tapers from immediately beneath the transverse rib towards the foot where the width is 3.5mm. The flat part of the leg has a narrow decorative groove close to each vertical side. However, the groove on the left hand side is partly lost due to damage. The leg terminates with a foot knob which projects forwards slightly and is flat at the rear. Just above the knob is a transverse rib which also has a punched denticulate design. The whole of the front face has remains of tinning or possibly silver plating. There is no evidence for niello within the two grooves on the leg.The rear of the brooch is flat and plain and the unperforated trapezoidal catch-plate is slightly damaged along the curled over edge that formed the pin rest. Although incomplete, the brooch is in fair condition overall. It has a mid-green patina and has minor areas of damage and bronze disease, particularly on the leg.
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