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Description: | A cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Hod Hill type, dating to the 1st century AD (c. AD 43-70). The head is comprised of a simple flat hinge mechanism without side lugs curled backwards into a cylinder in two pieces with a central gap to facilitate the pin, now missing. A small fragment from one side of the hinge is missing, as is a small portion of the catchplate and pin. The bow extends from the head in a slight outward curve ending in a simple foot knop. The bottom half of the bow has a silver patina, but directly above this the brooch has a raised darker surface covering the rest of the brooch, including the hinge mechanism. The brooch has no other obvious decoration. The brooch head measures 11.69mm; overall length is 41.45mm; width at top of bow is 5.99mm; base width is 1.88mm. Cf. Hattatt 2000, Fig. 179, No. 313.
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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