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Description: | Roman Brooch: Cast copper-alloy knee brooch of tubular headed type. The remains of the iron spring mechanism are still contained within the tubular head although the pin is missing. The bow of the brooch is P-shaped with a splayed triangular foot. The brooch is very plain in decoration with a single raised ridge to the top and bottom of the bow and patches of tinning surviving in recessed areas.This brooch is identical in design but less complete than another example found in Nottinghamshire DENO-A69F78. This example had a more complete catchplate with a hooked protrusion on the rear of the foot for securing the pin. A breakage at this point can be seen on the present example.Knee brooches are described by Bayley & Butcher (2004, p.179) as Late Bow Brooches and are a continental type, best known from the forts of the German limes. The authors state that knee brooches were also found in forts in Britain but have a wider distribution; 'some types seem to be British products and to be decorative rather than utilitarian'. Knee brooches date from 150 - 250 AD (Worrell, S. 2007 'Roman Brooch Timeline' North-West PAS Newsletter). Compare this example with Hattatt (2007), fig.194 no.1228.Dimensions: 31.1mm Length; 19.8mm Width (head); 11.7mm width (foot); 7.4g Weight.
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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