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Description: | A fragment of a copper alloy brooch, a Headstud variant - Thealby type dating to the Roman period. The fragment consists of the head, the wings, the tubular hinge mechanism and the chain loop. The upper bow has a convex surface with raised edges which continue to the top of the brooch. The wings have four vertical ridges on either side. The chain hoop projects directly from the top of the brooch from either side of the raised edges of the upper bow. On the reverse the tubular hinge mechanism survives, the axis pin itself has corroded in situ. The pin proper is missing. The reverse of the upper bow is concave at the very top and flattens out rather quickly. The beginning of the catch plate is visible at the bottom of the fragment. The surface is mid greyish-green. This brooch dates to the 2nd Century AD. See: Hattatt, p333.
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