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Description: | Cast copper alloy Polden Hill type brooch length 53mm, width 20mm, thickness 12mm, weight 8.99g. Rearward facing lugs on either end of the wings which hold the spring support bar, the spring is still in place and made up of 7 curls, the pin is missing. At the top of the head is a loop which holds the external cord of the spring in place, this forms the start of crest that runs down the length of the head to the apex of the bow where it terminates in a point. Moulded beaded decoration on the face of the wings and side of the head. Incomplete openwork catch plate. This artefact has been tinned. Date 80-120AD
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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