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Description: | A cast copper alloy, Roman brooch of the T-shaped variety, dating from AD43 - 200. The bow has a raised, central ridge which is notched; this stops before reaching the wings. There is no foot; the end of the bow is plain. The wings are short, tubular and undecorated. One of them has broken away and is missing as are the pin axis bar and pin. Part of the catch plate remains in place. The brooch is 38.5mm long, 11.2mm wide and 21.5mm thick. It weighs 4.72gm.A similar brooch is illustrated in Hattat, 2000, Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches, figure 161, number 402.
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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