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Description: | Roman cast copper alloy simple hinged brooch with strip bow. Formed of a simple strip of metal, tapering evenly from the head to the foot. At the had the end of the strip is rolled under to create a cylinder to hold the spindle for the (missing) hinged pin which moved in a central cut out slot. The bow rises in an even arc from the head but the lower third and foot have been bent under at a 135 degree angle so the foot almost touches the head, it appears the lower part of the bow and foot were previously straight. About a third of the way down the bow are two transverse indented lines but it is otherwise plain. The foot is a plain point with a triangular catchplate on the lower side, the foot end of the plate runs down at 90 degrees to the terminal point; the rounded lower point of the catchplate has been bent up to create the catch. The folded length of the brooch is 34.5mm, the width is 12.5mm, thickness at centre is 2.0mm and the weight is 10.48g.Bailey and Butcher (2004:154) suggest this simple form with the hinged head rolled backwards (as opposed to the forward rolled heads of Aucissa and Hod Hill examples) are a British type that first came into use in the 1 century BC although they were most common c.25-60 AD and examples continued in use post-conquest particularly more decorated forms with more eleborate bows and foot knops. It is likely therfore this example is pre-conquest or form the conquest period, c.AD 20-50. The type is focussed in the wiltshire-Dorset-Avon area with outlyers in surrounding countys.
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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