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Description: | A copper-alloy Knee brooch, dating to the late second or early third century AD. The head of the brooch comprises a semi-cylindrical wing casing possessing circular end-plates. These end-plates are pierced to hold the axis bar, spring and pin, which are all intact. The head extends to an arched, faceted, D-section bow which expands and flattens to form a flat triangular foot plate. The foot plate is decorated with a single marginal groove. The catchplate is rectangular in shape. The brooch measures 38mm in length; the head-plate measures 20mm in width; the foot-plate measures 14mm in width. The brooch weighs 11.9g.
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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