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Description: | An incomplete Iron Age to Roman cast copper-alloy Langton Down brooch (AD 25-60).This brooch has semi-cylindrical open-ended wings which are now incomplete due to breaks. Their present width is 18.01mm and the maximum diameter is about 7.2mm. Within the wings are the remains of a lateral copper-alloy spring which has three surviving coils. On the front of the wings, just above the top of the bow, are three groups of decorative punched 'dots'. The bow projects forwards from the wings and then turns downwards at an angle of about 90°. In plan, the top of the bow is curved at its junction with the wings. The sides of the bow taper inwards and then the sides become parallel for most of its length. At the base it is rounded. The front of the bow is decorated. It has a central mid-rib extending its full length and both edges are slightly raised throughout their length. The two linear spaces between the midrib and the edges are decorated with meandering punched 'dots' which are similar to those on the wings. The rear of the bow has an incomplete openwork catch-plate. It has a length of about 19.4mm and a thickness of 1.2mm.This brooch has a green patina which is obscured in places by off-white deposits.Height: 43.22mm; width: 18.01mm; thickness at top of bow: 10.62mm. Weight: 5.71g.A similar brooch has been published (Hattatt 1989: 306, fig. 165).
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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