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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy headstud brooch of Roman date. The head, hinge, bow and foot of the brooch survive but the pin and catch plate are no longer present.The head has short wings, decorated with vertical indented lines to either side of the head. Projecting from the top of the head are the remains of a broken attachment loop. Behind the head is the hinge mechanism, formed from a tubular lug and an axis bar. Only the hinge end of the pin survives.At the top of the bow a small, circular headstud is present and is decorated with a ring and dot design. From the headstud the bow extends downwards with a slight curve tapering and terminating in a double collar and semi-circular foot knop.The bow has a D-shaped section and is decorated with cross hatching resulting in a central column of lozenge shaped cells, flanked on either side by triangular cells. These cells would once have been infilled with coloured enamel however no traces of this survive.The reverse of the brooch is undecorated and a small section of the catch plate survives. The metal is a mid brownish-green colour and is worn.The brooch is 41.7mm long, 15.2mm wide, 10.7mm thick and weighs 7.5g. Similar examples can be seen in Hattatt, p332, fig.191 no.36.
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