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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman brooch of the Polden Hill type. At the head are the characteristic wing tip plate extensions, pierced to take the missing axis bar. The forward facing lug which protrudes from the centre of the head would have held the chord of the spring mechanism; this latter is also missing, along with the pin. The semi-cylindrical wings that cover the spring and have tips that rise slightly to form a ridge. There is a large circular recess central on the lower surface of the wings extending up into the head. The bow is sub-circular in cross section. An incised line defines its sides at the head end. It is otherwise seemingly plain, although quite heavily corroded. The bow tapers from a width of c. 7.5mm at head 3.25mm at the point at which there is a break at the foot. The bow follows a gradual curve. The remains of the abraded web of the catch-plate can be seen on the lower surface of what survives of the foot. The brooch has a black patina where it survives; the underlying metal has corroded to a mid-green colour. As well as the break, the bow has been bent to one side slightly at the foot.
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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