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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy Roman Polden Hill brooch (AD 75-175).The arms are semi-cylindrical and open at the rear with pierced plates at the ends. There are two wide vertical grooves at the front of each arm. The bow is strongly arched in side view and has a notched crest at the head which terminates with a pierced lug for the spring chord. On the sides of the head, adjacent to the crest, the bow is stepped in two stages. Below these features the bow has parallel sides with a width of 2.6mm. The relatively large catch-plate is sub-triangular in plan. It is flat on the inside face and has a minor step on the outer face. A copper alloy axis bar is secured by the pierced end plates and retains a copper alloy wire spring of six turns with an external chord. The pin is intact but the tip is bent to one side. It was found with the pin in the closed position within the catch-plate.Viewing the brooch from the front, the arms are at angle of about 10° to the perpendicular.This brooch a shiny mid-green patina in places but is also corroded in some areas. The spring has a transverse break across one of the turns at the rear.31.6 x 16.7mm. Weight: 5.44g.
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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