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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy headstud varient brooch of Roman date. The head of the brooch is comprised of short wings both of which are decorated with three vertically incised lines creating a stepped effect. The bow is sub-circular in section contains a ring and dot design headstud close to the wings. The bow is decorated with parallel horizontal lines running down its full length. The reverse of the brooch is undecorated and only a very small portion of the catchplate remains. The pin survives in tact.The brooch is 50.5mm long, 21mm wide and weighs 15.9g.Brooches of this type date to the 2nd Century AD. A similar example can be seen in Hattatt, p.333, fig.192 no.427.
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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