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Description: | A fragment of Roman (AD 150-220) copper alloy tinned knee brooch of the tubular headed type, missing its spring mechanism (and pin) and lower bow and catchplate. It measures 20.07mm in length and weighs 4.54g.The wings are tubular and C-shaped in profile, with a circular lug at either end, measuring 18.68mm. Iron corrosion suggests the axis bar was iron.The bow extends in an accentuated curve. It is rectangular in section and measures 11.36x3.27mm in front of the wings, with a ridge-and-groove flanking the join. The bow narrows to 10.05x1.57mm at the (old) break.To the front of the brooch a layer of tinning survives almost intact.Knee brooches are described by Bayley & Butcher (2004 Roman Brooches in Britain: A technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection Society of Antiquaries, page 179) as Late Bow Brooches and are a continental type, best known from the forts of the German limes. The authors state that knee brooches were also found in forts in Britain but have a wider distribution; 'some types seem to be British products and to be decorative rather than utilitarian'. Knee brooches date from 150 - 220 AD (Worrell, S. 2007 'Roman Brooch Timeline' North-West PAS Newsletter).
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