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Description: | Copper alloy pennanular brooch. Early Roman. 1st century BC-1st century AD.The ring is circular in section, is 2.5mm in diameter, and narrows towards the terminals. The terminals are coiled upwards. The pin is present and is circular in section with a sharp tip. The pin flattens at the point where is is coiled onece around the ring. The pin is free-moving. The ring is mis-shapen.This type of pennanular brooch with coiled terminals is termed the Type C by Fowler. This type date to later than those with bulbous terminals. A similar example can be seen in Hattatt's 'Iron Age and Roman Brooches', Fig.651.
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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