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Description: | A copper-alloy Langton Down type brooch of Roman (early to mid 1st century) date.The wings are tubular, the damaged underside revealing five coils of the spring. The bow forms a right-angle with the back of the head, the parallel-sided strip extending to the damaged foot. The bow's upper surface bears to parallel grooves on its upper surface. On the underside of the foot is the remnant of a catchplate. The artefact is bent and heavily corroded. It measures 29.6mm long, 13.7mm wide (wings) and weighs 3.43g.
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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