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Description: | Incomplete Roman (AD c.75 - 175) copper alloy Polden Hill type brooch, missing its spring mechanism and pin, and lower bow and catchplate. It measures 32.10mm in incomplete length and weighs 8.6g.The wingspan is 17.5mm with circular lugs at each end c.7mm in diameter. Both lug piercings are toward the rear. The wings themselves are C-shaped in section and hollow for the spring. An ovoid appendage flanks the bow on either side as it projects from the top of the wings.A tiny projection (broken) with a short groove either side is all that remains of the forward-facing hook at the top of the bow. The upper bow has a pronounced hump. It measures 9.01mm wide at the top and narrows to 3.81mm wide at the break, over the surviving length of the brooch.The break occurs just as the catchplate appears, giving it a triangular cross-section.
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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