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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman knee brooch. The pin, spring, axis bar and return of the catchplate are missing, The brooch has a rectangular head with a semi-cylindrical hollow on the reverse for taking the spring. A single hole, for securing one end of the axis bar in place, is present at both ends of the rectangular head and each one has a break at this point. The remains of the incomplete head loop project from the top of the rectangular head. The bow of the brooch is bulbous with a swollen upper section, located immediately below the rectangular head, which is domed in section and sub-oval in plan; there is a single incised groove, shaped like an inverted teardrop, as decoration running around the face of the bulbous part of the bow. Below this swelling the bow then tapers towards the foot which is finished with a simple transverse ridge. On the reverse of the brooch there is a semi-circular raised plate immediately below the rectangular head. Knee brooches are dated AD. c.150-250.
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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