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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Hod Hill brooch of Roman (mid to late 1st century) date.The head of the brooch would have consisted of an inverted trapezoidal plate, the upper edge folded back to create a cylinder for the axis bar. The pin would have been attached to this axis bar via a central slot. Half of the head is now missing, as is the pin; part of the iron axis bar is, however, visible. Immediately beneath the head is the parallel-sided bow which forms a broad arch. The upper surface of the bow bears a deeply moulded pattern, at the centre of which is a raised vertical ridge, divided by grooves in to three equal segments, the outer two decorated with a series of parallel angled grooves, the central one having a wave-like scroll. Two deep, wide grooves flank this vertical band, while each vertical edge is marked by a ridge. At the base of the bow is a transverse moulding consisting of two ridges and a separating groove. This moulding would have divided the bow from the now-missing foot.The brooch measures 31mm long, 9.5mm wide and 3.5mm thick. The weight is 3.32g.
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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