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Description: | A cast copper alloy Roman brooch of the headstud type, dating from 75-200AD. The bow of the brooch is plain except for a single groove running down the centre which retains traces of a dark coloured enamel, possibly blue. There is an oval depression on the shoulder of the bow which once contained the stud, but this is now missing. It was a separate stud that was riveted through the bow; the circular rivet hole survives. Above this depression is a short, raised rectangle of metal in the same plane as the bow; a pseudo forward hook. There are two short wings, each with two transverse grooves on the front which may have contained enamel. A copper alloy pin bar remains within the tubular wings. A short section of the copper alloy pin also remains in place. At the other end of the bow are three short transverse grooves before the remains of the foot, part of which appears to have been broken off in antiquity and which may have been hollow. Part of the catch plate also remains. The brooch has a dark green patina. It is 36.8mm long, 19.4mm wide and 21.4mm thick. It weighs 8.94gm.A similar brooch is illustrated in Hattat, 2000, Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches, figure 192, number 429.
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