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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy one-piece "kräftig-profilierte" or 'strongly profiled' brooch of Roman date, probably AD 43 - AD 100. Overall length 57mm, width of wings 20mm, maximum thickness of bow 3.2mm. Weight 10.84g.The brooch can be classified as a one-piece "kräftig-profilierte" type. It has short wings that are slightly concave at rear in order to form a seating for a bilateral spring which is largely missing. Just a stub of the forward projecting claw and one half turn of the spring has survived. Both these feature having been made from the same piece of metal as the main part of the brooch. The bow flares outwards and downwards and then tapers inwards. About mid-way along the length of the bow is a decorative triple moulding which does not extend around to the rear of the brooch. The central moulding is more pronounced than the two flanking mouldings and has a maximum width of 11mm. Below the mouldings the bow is straight in side profile and tapers gently and evenly towards the foot which is in the form of a small forward projecting collared sub-spherical knop. The knop has a maximum diameter of 3.1mm. The rear of the bow is flat and viewing the brooch from the side, the upper part of the bow is strongly arched. The triangular-shaped catch-plate is un-perforated and the curled-over part that accommodated the pin is missing. The piece is corroded overall and traces of a mid-green patina have survived. The breaks are 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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