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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy T-shaped brooch from the Roman period, dating to the 1st and 2nd Centuries (c. 43-200 AD). The brooch has tubular wings which hold the copper alloy pin axis bar, and there is a slot in the centre of the wings at the rear for the hinged pin, which is missing. The bow has a central spine, decorated with tapering lines running vertically on each side, towards the foot which is pointed. The reverse is smooth and undecorated. The brooch has a dark to light green patina. A similar brooch may be found on the PAS database: GLO-BBA221. For other examples of T-shaped brooches, please see Hattatt, page 302, Figure 161.Length: 33.13mm; Width: 20.21mm; Thickness: 4.26mm; Weight: 4.21g
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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