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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Iron Age to Roman Rosette brooch. Part of the spring casing/wings, the bow and part of the integral disc survive intact, the remainder of the brooch now missing due to old breaks. The spring casing is semi-cylindrical in form and missing its outer edges due to old breaks. Extending from the casing is the steeply curved bow, which is rectangular in form, oval shaped in section and decorated on the front face with transverse grooves at top and bottom between which run three vertical flutes. At its base the bow is integrally cast with the remains of the incomplete disc. This has a moulded semi-circle at the foot of the bow, however the edges of the disc are now missing making close identification of form or decoration impossible. The surviving fragment measures 21.57mm in length, 9.61mm in width at bow, 17.88mm in width at wings, 1.48mm in thickness at bow, and weighs 4.29g.This is an incomplete Rosette brooch of late Iron Age to Roman date. It is similar to examples published by Hattatt (1989: nos. 783, 785, 788) and dates to the 1st century AD, c.25-65 AD.
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