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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy knee brooch of Roman date. The brooch has a flat semi-circular headplate with a sharply angled and bulbous bow. The bow is convex in cross-section, concave on the reverse and is undecorated. Two lugs on the reverse of the headplate hold a copper alloy axis bar, comprised of five turns of the spring, one end of which forms form the beginning of the pin. The pin proper no longer remains.The lower bow, foot and catchplate have been lost due to an old, worn break.The metal has a dark brownish-green patina and is worn. The brooch is 18.1mm long, 16.2mm wide, 5.3mm thick and weighs 4.6g.Similar examples are illustrated in Hattatt, p.334, fig.193.
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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