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Description: | A copper-alloy penannular brooch of Roman date.The brooch consists of an oval frame with opposing, spiralled terminals. The frame is of 'D-shaped' section, the entire upper surface decorated with closely-spaced transverse grooves. The terminals have been rolled upwards at right angles to the frame. The pin, loosely looped around the frame, is made from a flattened and tapering lebgth of copper-alloy wire and has been deliberately bent downwards at its point. The upper part of the loop is decorated with two longitudinal grooves, while a transverse band of two grooves separate the loop and shaft. The brooch survives in good condition, with little wear or corrosion. Most of the corrosion is confined to the pin, which is of a different metallic composition from that of the frame.Dimensions: 29.4mm wide, 26.9mm high (frame, no pin), 4.3mm thick (including terminals). Weight: 5g.This brooch is categorised as a Fowler Type C, several similar examples of which were found in excavations in Richborough, Kent (Bayley and Butcher 2004: 136-138). According to the authors, 'Brooches with upward-coiled terminals of Fowler 1960 type C are common in East Anglia and southern central Britain, and are regarded as mainly 'Belgic' products of the pre-conquest era and soon after' (ibid. 138).
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