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Description: | A copper-alloy headstud brooch of Roman (late 1st to late 2nd/early 3rd century) date.The head consists of a horizontally aligned cylinder containing the axis bar. A remnant of the pin extends from a slot at the centre of the head's underside. On the display side of the head are two wider wings (one damaged) decorated with a series of vertical ridges and grooves. On top of the head is a remnant of the chain loop. The bow is of thin section. At the top is a moulded ring with internal pellet; below this is a vertical band of lozenges, the recessed fields between them and the line border retaining traces of a white enamel infill. The bottom part of the foot is missing, but part of the catchplate survives. The underside of the head is hollow. The brooch measures 36.4mm long, 12.6mm wide and 12.6mm deep. The weight is 6.26g.
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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