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Description: | A fine example of a Roman copper-alloy Polden Hill brooch of the first to second centuries AD. The brooch is beautifully cast with intricate moulded decoration which runs down the length of the bow. The decoration takes the form of two adjacent central vertical ribs with a groove in between, each incised with fine horizontal slashes. Either side of these ribs there are a series of 18 raised pellets within shallow rings, getting slightly smaller as they progress down the bow of the brooch. The shallow rings appear to have been added afterwards, and appear to have been incised or punched into the metal. The bottom of the bow terminates in a knop, above which there is a triple collar, a groove and then a further collar. The catchplate emerges from above the upper collar on the reverse of the brooch. On the sides of the head there are moulded side plates, a characteristic feature of brooches of this type.The wings are semi-cylindrical and open at the back. There is a hollow space for the pin mechanism which was probably sprung but which is now entirely missing. The wings have pierced sub-circular plates for attachment of the axis cord for the spring. The top of the head is damaged and a small section is missing, which may have had a rearward projecting lug to secure the spring cord.Traces of silvering remain on the brooch, particularly on the sides of the head and on the catchplate. Where the silvering has worn away the brooch has a smooth dark green patina. It measures 55.11 mm long, 26.06 mm wide at the wings, 14.05 mm thick at the head and it weighs 16.2 grams.
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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