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Description: | Incomplete copper alloy headstud brooch, early Roman in date (c AD65-200). The bow is D-shaped in plan, curving outwards from the head and tapering slightly towards the base of the bow; there is no foot to the bow. The head is comprised of short wings and in the centre of the back of the wings there is a notch to accommodate the hinge and pin (now missing). The head continues to protrude above the wings of the brooch with a collared bar just above the bow. There is the remains of a broken loop fasten which may have attached the brooch to a chain. On the front of the bow below the wings there is a domed-shaped stud with a flat top and decorated around the edges with a series of small incised lines. The stud measures 3.1mm in diameter. On the back of the bow there is the remains of a worn and corroded catchplate. The pin does not survive. The brooch is in fair condition and has a dark brown to patchy mid green patina.
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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