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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy T-shaped brooch of mid 1st to mid 2nd century AD (see Hattatt, 1982, p. 71-3).The wings are cylindrical and contain the axis bar. A fragment of the copper-alloy pin is attached at a vertical central slit. At the end of each wing is a pair of incised vertical grooves. The humped bow is much narrower than the wings and has a hollow underside. Extending vertically downwards from the top is a raised area of decoration which tapers towards the bottom. This decoration comprises two sub-rectangular panels, each with an incised cross. A recessed transverse moulding separates the two panels and a raised trapezoidal moulding marks its base. The latter element extends into a low central ridge, bordered by vertical grooves, which extends to the point where the brooch is broken. Each of the two vertical edges of this lower part of the bow has a panel of moulded angled segments with separating grooves.The brooch has a dark blueish-green patina and is corroded in places. It measures 22.6mm long, 29.4mm wide (wings) and 14.9mm deep. The weight is 5.48g.
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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