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Description: | A copper-alloy Hod Hill brooch of Roman (1st century) date.The head is incomplete and the axis bar and pin are missing. The remaining portion of the head consists of a transverse ridge, from the centre of which projects part of the axis bar cylinder. The wider bow is rectangular, its upper surface decorated by four vertical ridges, separated by deep, wide grooves. The right side lug is intact; the left hand lug is missing. The foot is approximately half the width of the bow. It is decorated by two transverse ridges, the sides converging at the bottom, where there is a break. On the reverse of the foot is a catchplate with rolled outer side. The brooch measures 21.8mm long, 18.2mm wide, 1.4mm thick and weighs 2.46g.
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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