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Description: | Roman cast copper-alloy initial T-shaped brooch with hinged pin dating to c. AD 60-100. The brooch head has open-ended cylindrical wings, 21.3mm wide, containing a copper-alloy axis bar for the hinge. The wings each have a pair of transverse grooves near the outer ends and the ends are slightly damaged. There is a large transverse slot through the centre of the underside of the head, between the wings, where the pin hinges. The head of the copper alloy pin remains in this slot, the rest is missing. The bow is D shaped in section with a flat back. It rises at c.60 degrees to the head before curving over in a flattened semi-circle to the foot. The lower part of the bow runs relatively straight to the plain foot. The bow tapers in width gradually but consistently to the pointed foot. The upper part is decorated with a pair of raised central lines running down the bow and merging together then tapering out about two thirds of the way down its length. The junction of the head and bow is emphasised by raised angled lines to either side flanked by incised lines. From the centre of the bow it starts to thicken on the back into the flat triangular catchplate. The inner side and lower edge of the catchplate including the bent over catch are missing to worn breaks. There are extensive traces of a white metal coating on the front and back. The brooch is 37.6mm long, 11.8mm thick and weighs 6.12 grams.Bailey and Butcher (2004:158) illustrate a similar piece although with shorter wings categorised as Hull T125 and suggest a Flavian or slightly earlier context. Mackreth (in Leach 1992:22) illustrates an example withb a similar upper part of the bow, from Ilchester, no.4, although that example ends a blunter foot and foot knop.
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