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Description: | A cast copper alloy penannular brooch which has been straightened forming a sub '[' shape in plan. Each terminal is expanded and decorated with a pair of conjoined circular discs, with a groove between them. The edges of the discs have fine obliquely angled grooves. The hoop is narrowed and is circular in section and undecorated. The pin is an elongated triangle which has been curled around the hoop. The pin extends and develops a circular section until its blunt terminal. The surface of the brooch has a well developed blue/green shiny patina. The brooch measures 80.97mm long and 5.62mm thick at the terminal. The brooch weighs 6.1g.The brooch is a Fowler type A2 (Fowler, E. 1960 'The Origins and Development of the Penannular Brooch in Europe' Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society Volume 26, pp. 149-77), dating from 3rd century BC to the 4th century and are associated with auxiliary soldiers (Fowler, 1960; 171). The patina of the recorded example may suggest a later date.
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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