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Description: | A copper alloy Late Iron Age to Roman brooch, a Nauheim derivative dating from 25 - 100 AD. The brooch pin and half of the spring are missing. The top of the bow tapers and coils forwards to form the spring of which one and a half turns remain. The bow is sub triangular in plan, with shoulders near the top, tapering above and below to the spring and the foot. The bow is flat and rectangular in section. The front is decorated with four raised longitudinal lines. The centre two are vertical, and the outer two follow the shape of the edge of the bow. When the bow tapers so they are all close near the foot, they join and the bow continues to the foot with a raised centre. The foot of the bow tapers to a point. Behind is a triangular catchplate which is solid. The turnover is missing. File marks can be seen on the reverse of the bow where the original patina is missing. The brooch has a smooth yellow green patina with a surface layer of golden brown surviving in places. Compare number 738 on page 290 of Hattatt's Visual Catalogue. According to the PAS Roman Brooch training notes, this type of brooch is generally found in South and East England.
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