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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman (AD 75-200) Headstud Brooch, missing the lower bow and catchplate, the pin and the integral chain-loop (of which just a stump survives). It measures 26.47mm in length and weighs 7.5g.The head is triangular in shape, the wings extending in a curve from the bow. Although flat to the front, the wings are tubular to the reverse and 18.65mm wide. At the centre is a slot for the missing pin and the remains of the iron axis bar can be seen here and at either open end. To the front, flanking each end, is a pair of moulded transverse ribs.Just in front of the slot, at the top of the head, is the scar of the missing loop, which tends to be a feature of the Headstud type. Beyond, the bow curves outwards and downwards with a moulded ring-and-dot headstud at the top. The gap between ring and dot would have been filled with enamel, of which no trace survives. At this point the bow measures 8.45x5.15mm (without headstud 3.52mm thick). It narrows and thins to the break, which measures 6.24x2.35mm.The bow is decorated with four square cells which would have contained enamel and is now missing.The Headstud Brooch is a British type and is found across England, although it is believed to have originated in the North where far more variety of style is seen. In her "Roman Brooch Timeline" (2007), Worrell dates headstud brooches to AD75-AD200.Cf. Hattatt no.36 for a similar brooch, and no.944 for similar bow decoration.
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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