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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Hod Hill brooch of Roman date. The head of the brooch is tubular and is formed by rolling over a rectangular plate creating the hinge for the pin. The pin no longer remains. From the head the metal tapers into the bow before expanding into short shoulders. The bow is rectangular in plan though the sides are extremely worn and the upper surface is decorated with a raised central spine with moulded knot design. The bow terminates in a worn break and the reverse is undecorated. The metal has a mid reddish-brown patina and is very worn. The brooch is 32.3mm long, 13.7mm wide, 3.3mm thick and weighs 1.9g.Similar examples are illustrated in Hattatt, p.320, fig.179 and date to circa AD 43 - 75.
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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