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Description: | Roman cast copper alloy headstud brooch with hinged pin and enamelled decoration on the bow. It has a broken head loop at the top. The wings are 18.0mm wide with three deep incised transverse lines on each with ridges between. On the back of the wings is an integral tube to hold the hinge bar with a central slot for the pin to pivot on the bar. The head of the pin survives corroded into this slot, the remainder is lost to an old break.The bow rises at 90 degrees and curves continuously to the foot with a slightly flattened central section and foot. There is a raised integral headstud with a raised cross in the indented centre on the bow just above the junction with the head. The back of the bow is slightly hollowed at this point. From the headstud to the foot there is an indented panel running the length of the front of the bow flanked by narrow indented lines and containing a central continuous row of small raised lozenges surrounded by what appears to be green enamel.The foot has a part of transverse raised collars, then a short plain section and a third collar before ending in a flat circular disk 7mm in diameter. The triangular catchplate starts about half way along the bow, it is narrow at first before widening to form the full catch which is about a third of the length of the bow. Most of the curved over catch remains. It is 47.8mm long including the head loop, 41.5mm excluding, it is 17.8mm tall and weighs 10.83 grams.Bailey and Butcher (1994:165-6) suggest the hinged headstud brooches are found throughout Britain although in common with other headstud brooches they are much less common in the South than in the Midlands and North. They also suggest (ibid) they were in use before 100AD and continued in use well into the 2nd century (c.75-175 AD). Where analysed (ibid) examples of this form are usually made of bronze or leaded bronze rather than brass. A very similar example, possibly with incomplete wings, comes from Nottinghamshire (NLM-ACCF23) and a foot of a similar example was found in East Sussex (SUR-67AD70). Hattatt (2000: 332) also publishes two similar examples: no.422 (from Norfolk) has a similar headstud and wing decoration while 421 (from Northamptonshire) has the same type of recessed panel on the bow.
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