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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Hod Hill brooch, dating from the mid to late 1st century AD.The head has been lost in antiquity. The bow is also damaged but retains most of its central portion, which bears four vertical ridges with separating grooves. On either side of the bow is the remnant of a right-angled lug. The upper half of the much narrower foot has three cast transverse ridges with separating grooves. The lower portion has a plain, flat surface and straight sides which converge towards the damaged foot, on the underside of which is an incomplete catchplate. The upper surface of the brooch retains traces of silvering or tinning. The artefact measures 31.5mm long, 14.1mm wide and weighs 2.54g.
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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