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Description: | Cast copper alloy Roman T-shaped brooch dating to the 1st-2nd century AD. It is T-shaped in plan and rectangular in cross-section. The wings are long and cylindrical. The bow is flat and curves gently, tapering towards the foot. The bow is decorated with central vertical mouldings in the form of a notched spine. The foot is narrow and has three notches. The catchplate is short, wide and complete. It is a hinged example and the pin is missing. A similar example can be seen on p161 of 'A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches': 2000, fig385.
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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