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Description: | Roman copper alloy headstud, trumpet variant or Polden Hill type 1 brooch, missing the lower part of the bow, foot, spring and pin. The head is an oval plate with an expansion at the top, probably for a head loop or pierced crest for the spring chord and either projections on the back in which the spring pin mechanism would have sat or semi-circular wings with an open back. The brooch is corroded and detail is obscurred. The front of the head has moulded decoration consisting of a pellet surrounded by two concentric raised circles. There appears to be raised moulded to either side of the central 'headstud' design, possibly raised circular designs although the detail for most of the head is hidden by corrosion so the detail is obscurred.The bow tapers in width from the head to the broken end. The front of the bow has a rectangular plate covering the first half of the remaining bow section, the edges of which can be seen in section. The plate has a raised vertical ridge from the head to end of the plate. The bow curves from the head to form a semi-circle. There is also an indented triangle just before the break. The plate and most of the head has a red-brown patination, whereas the bow and the area around the headstud have a pale green patina. The brooch fragment measures approximately 29.5mm long and 20mm wide.With such corrosion and wear it is difficult to give a precise type or date for this brooch. Headstuds date late 1st century to the end of the 2nd century, trumpet variants date to the 2nd century and Polden Hill varients date late 1st to mid second century. Consequently a range of 50-300 AD is given.
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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