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Description: | A Roman Headstud brooch made of copper alloy. Headstud brooches date from 75 - 175 AD. Each brooch would have been worn on the shoulder and the chain would have been suspended between them. The head of the brooch features the ring and dot headstud. The head loop also survives. The wings are short and decorated with two incised vertical grooves (only one survives, as the other is broken). The wings have a concave reverse, which the hinge mechanism would have been built into. The loop that would have held the spring and axis bar, the spring/hinge mechanism and pin no longer survive. The bow tapers to the foot. The bow is decorated with 10 raised lozenge shapes, which extend down the front. These may all have been inlaid with enamel, but only traces survive. The foot is formed from a large rounded knop and the catchplate survives. Similar to Hattatt, p332-3.
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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