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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman headstud brooch (AD 75-200). Part of the chain loop, the majority of the pin and most of the catch-plate are missing due to old breaks. The chain loop is integral (solid) and is situated at the head, above the wings. The diminutive wings (width: 14.6mm) are vertically fluted at the front and mainly tubular at the rear. At the rear, and slightly off-centre, a vertical slot accommodates the head of a copper alloy pin which is hinged around a copper alloy axis bar, circular in cross-section. The bow is strongly arched in side profile and tapers in width from the head towards the foot. At the head the width is 6.0mm and the width at the foot is 3.7mm. A circular stud, 6.0mm in diameter, is cast integrally. A raised cross shape within the stud forms four cells which probably contained enamel or other decorative material. However, none has survived. Above the stud the front and the sides of the bow are flat. Below the stud decoration extends to the foot and is in the form of a central longitudinal rib with a continuous raised pattern, roughly zigzag in form. Flanked on either side of the rib are two vertical channels. Within each channel there are the remains of enamel, now coloured red. The foot knob, moulded with horizontal ribs at the front, is plain on the underside. On the rear face, which is generally flat, there are the vestigial remains of a centrally situated catch-plate. The catch-plate extends beyond mid-way up the length of the bow. It would probably have been quite deep when complete. On the rear face, at the rear of the stud, there is a small sub-triangular depression. This brooch has a mid-green patina with some small areas of active corrosion. 37.5 x 14.6mm. Weight: 6.50g. A similar brooch from Norfolk has been published (Hattatt1985: 102, fig. 42. ref: 422). The Norfolk brooch has an identical stud to this Isle of Wight example. However, the decoration below the stud is slightly different.
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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