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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy T-shape Roman brooch. The leg, catch-plate and pin have been lost. The wings are circular in cross-section. The length across them is 21.1mm. There is a possible transverse incision at the tip although this is obscured by corrosion. At the tips is orange-brown corrosion product which suggests that the axis bar was made of iron. The wings are below the head which turns through a right angle to begin the bow which then continues to slope downward, attaining the level of the wings by the point of the (old) break. At the junction of the wings and the head is a diagonal moulding flanked by grooves. The bow is decorated with a central longitudinal ridge. The bow tapers from a width of 6.25mm at the head to 3.15mm at the point of break. It has a sub-oval cross-section with a flattened lower surface. The artefact has corroded to a variable light/mid-green colour.
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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