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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, largely coated with dark red enamel. The head loop does not survive. The wings are short and undecorated. The wings have a concave reverse, which the hinge or spring 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 survives. The bow tapers to the foot. The bow is decorated with a series of raised lozenge shapes, which extend down the front, the surface of which is still largely coated with dark red enamel. The foot is formed from a large rounded knop, with collar above it, but the catchplate has been damaged and most of it has broken off. 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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