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Description: | Foot and lower part of the bow of a Roman bow brooch, probably a Hod Hill type dating to 43-65 AD. The remaining section is part of the bow and the foot, the remainder is missing to an old break. The piece curves very slightly in profile. It has a flat back and moulded front. The upper bow is decorated with three deep grooves running down the length divided by two ridges. This narrows towards the end then widens at a transverse ridge. Below this it narrows in a short constriction then widens again to a second ridge. There is then a longer narrow section and a third slightly narrower ridge. Below this third ridge it narrows distinctly to a long narrow point with a slightly widened and thickened ridge half way down and a further widening/thickening just above the point. The catchplate is very worn with only a shallow ridge running down the centre. It is 34.3mm long, 8.3mm wide and 3.4mm thick; it weighs 1.07g.It is probably a Bailey and Butcher group a type. (2004:70). Hattatt (2000:322) no.51 from Hod Hill, Dorset, appears similar although with a less pointed foot and three rather than two ridges on the bow.
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