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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman brooch of Headstud type, dating to the second century AD. The remains consist of flat-faced, yet sub-cylindrical cross bar, with a portion of the axial pin and hinge-pin held in place; most of the circular headloop remains, followed by approximately half of the brooch body. The cross bar is decorated with two vertically-incised lines at each side, while the brooch body is plain directly below the headloop, followed by the two concentric circles of the headstud and a recessed repeating pattern of diamonds and triangles, created by raised ridges. It is possible either the headstud or recessed cells were inlaid with enamel but it is now missing; it is possible that some traces remain in the triangular small recessed cells on the body. The brooch is missing the majority of its pin, as well as the lower half of the brooch, including its foot and catchplate. It measures 10 mm long, 15.3 mm wide and 5.3 mm thick at body; it weighs 4.9 grams.Cf. Hattatt 2007, Fig. 191; also Hattatt, 'Ancient and Romano-British Brooches', p78, no. 36.
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