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Description: | A brooch of unclassified type. The brooch is incomplete with only the upper bow and part of the pin housing remaining. The lower bow, pin and head loop are missing. At the head is the remnant of the stepped base of a head loop. Behind the head is a rectangular recess which would have housed the pin mechanism. There is a remnant of a lug at one side indicating that there would have been two pierced lugs to house the missing axis bar. On the left side of the head is a circular pierced hole. This is likely to have been made to allow for a mend to the pin mechanism. It is possible that the lug on that side had broken and a replacement loop was needed (see SOMDOR-C16481 for an example of mends of this type). The upper bow is symmetrical and waisted with a flaring head and base (an hour glass shape). At the base is the stub of a narrowed rectangular leg (missing) Around the outer edge is a ridge framing the bow. There is a second concentric ridge inside this one with traces of blue enamel in the shallow recess created. In the central recess there is a small trace of enamel, possibly originally orange or red.There is a parallel for this type of brooch on the PAS database (NCL-1B2CB5) and another has been reported from Newstead. This is the first brooch of this type recorded by the PAS from Dorset.Date: Roman - probably 1st centuryDimensions: 30.31 mm x 17.22 mm x 4.93 mmWeight: 4.06 g
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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