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Description: | A very fine and elaborate 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 a rounded triangular raised area, with a depression in the centre. This would have held the headstud. The headstud has been lost. The wings are short and decorated with four incised vertical grooves. No head loop survives. The reverse of the wings are chucky and rectangular, broken on both ends. The axis bar is still visible. In the centre of the wings, behind the bow - there is a hole, where the hinged pin would have been attached. The pin which would have had a flat, pierced end is missing. There is an area of decorative carving below the head, followed by three collars. The bow is triangular in section, with a high raised spine. Either side of the spine has been divided into triangular cells, each infilled with alternating red and blue enamel. The bow tapers to the foot, which is formed from three collars. The terminal collar is cupped underneath. The catchplate begins behind the upper collars of the bow. It is seen as a reverse spine. It then expands into the catchplate proper and survives intact with the turn of the catchplate. On either side of the spine, the owner has hand carved some incised triangles, each one joined to the next and infilled with dots. On the catchplate proper a series of punched dots draw out two swirls and semi-circles. 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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