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Description: | A copper alloy Roman brooch fragment, Rosette type. It is the upper part of the brooch only, incomplete due to old breaks. The wings are short and semi-cylindrical, and the spring and pin are missing. The bow is flat-backed, D-shaped and plain. The rosette is a circular shape, tapering to upper and lower terminals, with circular moulding under the bow. The leg and foot of the bow are missing, as is the catchplate. The fragment measures 23.49mm in surviving length, 12.73mm in width and weighs 3.43g. A brooches of similar type from Cambridgeshire is illustrated in Hattatt(BoA fig 19,no.784). They are a British type and date from the early first century AD.
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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