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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy headstud brooch of Roman date. The pin, attachment loop, foot and catchplate no longer remain. From the reverse of the head the tubular lugs through which the pin was hinged remain intact and the remains of the axis bar can be seen within. The head is comprised of short wings both of which are decorated with vertical incised lines flanking the central cell. Along the top edge of the wings a rectangular plate decorated with incised triangular cells projects from the top of which the broken attachment loop remains can be seen. From the wings the rectangular sectioned bow extends terminating in a worn break.The bow is decorated with the unusual feature of two longitudinally oriented headstuds although all that now remains is two circular recesses within a double petal ring design. Below the headstuds the bow is decorated with horizontal triangular cells, two of which remain infilled with blue enamel.On the reverse of the brooch a thin and bent attachment spike for the lower of the two headstuds projects.The metal has a dark blackish-brown patina with patches of green corrosion and is worn. The brooch is 36.6mm long, 24.5mm wide, 8.4mm thick and weighs 16g.A search through the usual literature failed to provide any parallels and only one similar example is recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database Unique ID: SWYOR-AE1AF1. This example is also from Yorkshire suggesting they are specifically local products.
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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