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Description: | A cast, copper alloy brooch dating from the earlier first century AD. This is a continental eye brooch (Hattatt's Visual Catalogue page 294) but like some other examples lacks the 'eyes' at the top of the bow. Although cast, the fabric of the brooch is quite thin. It has a long lower bow, slightly broader at the foot, which is lightly bevelled, rising to a faintly delineated central ridge at the base of the arched bow. Behind are the remains of a long catch plate. The upper bow is strongly arched. It is decorated with a central, longitudinal row of very small, recessed transverse rectangles and terminates in a pair of small pointed wings at the head. The wings carry no decoration. Beyond the wings the bow extends and divides into two. The front piece is broken but would probably have formed a forward hook. The back piece extends into the coiled spring of which only two turns survive. The rest of the spring and pin are missing. The brooch has been subjected to excessive cleaning and no patina is visible. It is 51.9mm long, 15.7mm wide and 18.9mm thick. It weighs 6.33gm.A similar brooch is illustrated in Hattat, Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches, figure 153, number 262.
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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