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Description: | An incomplete Roman copper alloy Hod Hill brooch (AD c.43-70) with middle side lugs, missing the wings, pin and the curl of the catchplate. It measures 36.41mm in length and weighs 3.22g.The head, which survives to just below the wings, measures 13.14mm wide and the remains of the pin slot is apparent in the outside edge. Below the head is a transverse ridge 10.75mm in length. The bow below is rectangular in shape, with the knops projecting at the middle of the sides rather worn and almost missing. The bow is decorated with four longitudinal ribs, those at the centre slightly closer together. The bow measures 16.47mm wide.The lower bow is triangular in shape with a worn moulded transverse rib. Beyond it widens into the foot, a double-moulding 5.54mm wide. The catchplate extends to the reverse behind the lower bow.In "Late Iron Age and Roman Brooches", Worrell (1998, p9) notes that Hod Hill brooches are closely related to Aucissa brooches from which they probably developed. They occur widely on the continent, particularly in Gaul and the Rhineland (ibid.). The main centre of production was probably Gaul, but some were probably made in Britain (ibid.). They are often associated with military sites and probably introduced to Britain by the Roman army, although they are also found on non-military sites (ibid.). Hod Hill brooches are known from post-conquest depositions and the type is better known on the continent. Bayley & Butcher (2004, p.153) suggest Hod Hill brooches went out of use c.70 AD.
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