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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Developed T-shape brooch of Roman date, comprising of the head and part of the bow. The head is formed of wide cylindrical wings, circular in section and rounded at the ends, with incised circular bands around the width. There is a slot on the underside of the head in which the missing hinged pin would have moved, attached to the copper alloy bar which runs through the wings and across the slot. There is a projecting crest on the front of the head, with a curved upper section in profile and tapering to a thin point along the beginning of the bow. There is a notch towards the tapered point which is probably later damage and is worn. The bow has a distinct carination forming around a 100 degree angle as it slopes away from the head. The front of this the lower section has the beginnings of a rectangular cell in which would have probably been enamel, although none survives. The bow is oval in section with a slightly flattened front. It is 17.1mm long, 30.0mm wide at the wings and 9.4mm thick; it weighs 7.21g.A similar brooch can be seen on this database in SOM-A67CD1 and in Bayley and Butcher (2004, pg. 166, nos. T110A and T142) dated AD 65-160.
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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