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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman Hod Hill brooch. It is missing most of the headplate, spring, pin, side knobs and foot due to old breaks. What remains of the headplate is flat, rectangular in form and appears to roll forwards to accomodate the now missing axis bar. The bow is flat, rectangular in form and has moulded decoration on the front face. This comprises transverse ridges at top and bottom of the bow, between which are the remains of four vertical flutes separated by worn vertical ridges. At the sides of the bow are incomplete projecting knobs of uncertain form. The foot of the bow tapers towards the foot and traces of the top of the catchplate are visible on the back face, however the precise for the foot originally took is now uncertain due to old breaks. Traces of an added white metal coating are visible on all surfaces of the front face. This brooch measures 36.38mm in length, 15.45mm in width, 7.74mm in width at bow, 2.39mm in thickness, and weighs 2.94g.This is an incomplete Roman Hod Hill brooch with parallels noted from Hacheston in Suffolk (Blagg et al., 2004: nos. 14-19). These indicate a 1st century AD date for the current example, c.43-100 AD.
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