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Description: | Cast copper Penannular brooch dating to the Roman period. It is sub-circular in plan and circular in cross-section. The terminals are collared and globular. The pin consists of a single strip of copper alloy which has been curled around the frame of the brooch. The pin was probably arched and has broken. The brooch belongs to the Fowler type A group of brooches. It dates from the 1st-4th Century AD.A similar example can be found in Richard Hattatt's 'Brooches of Antiquity', p295-297, fig 1278.
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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