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Description: | A very fine and well made cast copper alloy tinned headstud brooch with minimal corrosion Chester sub-type derivative probably 2nd century. The head is angular with a suspension loop located in the centre with narrow wings decorated with traces of green, blue and red enamel remain on the outside of the wings. The wings have a concave reverse, which the hinge or spring mechanism would have been built into. Behind the head the tubular spring mechanism does not survive. The catchplate is missing but a small amount of the pin remains. The bow is a narrow 'D' shape. The bow extends out and down from the middle of the wings narrowly tapering to the foot which is decorated with a large flattened oval stud with a circular dot underneath. It is 36mm long, 14mm wide, 17mm thick and weighs 6.13g. Headstud brooches are believed to have originated in Northern England where far more variety of style is seen. They seem to date from the late first or second century (Roman Brooches from North Britain by Snape, 1993). 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.
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