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Description: | An incomplete Polden Hill type brooch dating to the late first or early second centuries AD. At the head, the brooch possesses cylindrical wings, each decorated where they terminate with a prominent rib of decoration. The wings have perforated circular end plates to accomodate the axis bar. The remains of an overhead hook to secure the external chord are visible and although the coiled spring is still in place, the external chord itself is missing. Only a small part of the bow remains and none of the catchplate. The bow is plain, humped and D-shaped in section. It is possible from the clean break to the bow that the brooch has been deliberately cut, either as part of a ritual act or in anticipation of melting down as scrap metal. The object is in fair condition, is 23mm long, 19mm wide, 13mm thick and weighs 11.40g.
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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