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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy brooch. The fragment is sub rectangular in plan with abraded edges. The upper edge is curvaeous in profile and orginaly would have formed the tubular wings. The bow is moulded with horitntal ribbing and a waisted neck.The surface has a mid green patina, and is also abraded. The fragment measures 16.58mm long, 11.88, and weighs 1.9g.The brooch is probably a Hod Hill type dating to the Roman period. In "Ancient and Romano-British Brooches", (Hattatt, R. 1982, p88) notes that Hod Hill brooches are closely related to Aucissa brooches from which they probably developed. They occur widely on the continent, particularly in Gaul and the Rhineland (ibid.). The main centre of production was probably Gaul, but some were probably made in Britain (ibid.). They are often associated with military sites and probably introduced to Britain by the Roman army, although they are also found on non-military sites (ibid.). Hod Hill brooches are known from post-conquest depositions and the type is better known on the continent. Bayley & Butcher (2004, p.153) suggest Hod Hill brooches went out of use c.70 AD.
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