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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy knee brooch, dating to the period AD 150 to 220. The head and upper bow and spring all survive. The lower bow, foot, pin and catchplate are missing. The head is formed from a semi-circular, flat plate. It is undecorated. On the reverse of the head the remains of the double-lugged with a spring held between the lugs and an axis bar holding the entire mechanism in place. The pin has broken off of the spring. From the head the upper bow extends with a high arch, it has a multi-faceted surface, with clear angles. The reverse of the bow is concave. The bow has broken across the centre, with an irregular break. This has resulted in the removal of the foot and catchplate. The metal is a mid brownish-green colour and survives in a good condition. Similar examples can be seen in Hattatt, p334. The brooch is characteristic of Butcher and Bayley's Type 171 which possesses a spring held on a bar between two lugs (Bayley and Butcher 2004, p. 179 passim).
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