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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy Hod Hill type brooch of Roman date. 1st Century AD.The pin is missing and the wings are incomplete and bent backward on to its self. The main plate has four vertical grooves, and two lugs, one of which is broken. The plate narrows as a raised collar, below which is the ridged bow which is broken by an old break. Only a small part of the catchplate survives due to the break. Reference: Hattatt's Visual catalogue, Fig. 181, no. 52. The fragment is 23.7mmlong, 21.2mm wide, 2.7mm thick and weighs 3.05 grams.
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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