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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of the headstud type, dating from about 75-200AD. It consists of the two tubular wings, together with the shoulder and bow but the foot has been broken off. Each wing is decorated with a broad vertical groove flanked by two narrower grooves on the front. A copper alloy wire runs through the tubular housing on the reverse and projects from the sides. It bends upwards and probably once formed a headloop but this is now missing. The top of the copper alloy hinged pin survives. There is a ridge on the upper bow which is a pseudo forward hook. Beneath this is the pointed oval (or ovoid) separate stud which is filled with an inner circle of blue enamel and an outer band of red. The bow is undecorated apart from elegant curved side ridges. On the reverse, the rivet attaching the headstud is visible, and the slight rib along the centre of the bow which is the top of the catchplate. The brooch has a dark green patina. Please see Hattatt's A Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches, page 333, figure 192. The brooch has been coated with a preservative.Length: 37.3mm; Width: 20.8mm; Thickness: 12.1mm; Weight: 12.91g
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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