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Description: | Polden hill brooch, semicircular, concave cross section wings with a backward facing lug at either end. Both lugs have a hole in the centre for the spring support bar, the spring, which is wrapped around the bar, is complete, but the pin missing. On the top of the head there is a forward facing hook, which holds part of the spring. There are four ribs on the head, remains of enamel in the recesses. Dished recesses with a raised border halfway down the length of the bow, this may have held a stone. Two parallel ridges run down the rest of the length of the bow to the foot. Remains of the catch palate on the reverse, most has corroded away. The surface has a light green powdery colour where active corrosion is present. Overall dimensions are length 46mm, width 22mm, thickness 6mm. These are dated to 80-120AD.
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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