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Description: | A copper alloy Roman brooch; a headstud brooch dating from 75 - 200 AD. The wings are tubular but damaged revealing the cylindrical chamber inside for the axis bar (missing) and with a slot for the hinged pin (also missing). There is a vertical ridge on the top of the head; a pseudo forward facing hook, leading to an integral teardrop shaped headstud. This is very worn but a hollow can just be seen in the centre, a cell for enamel. The front of the rectangular wings are worn, but a patch of blue enamel survives on one. The bow is oval in section and tapers to the foot. The catchplate is missing, but a stub remains as a ridge along the whole of the back of the bow. The disc foot is also tear drop shaped to match the stud, and has a patch of blue enamel surviving in the centre. The brooch has similarities to number 1524 on page 333 of Hattatt's Visual Catalogue.
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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