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Description: | An incomplete Hod Hill brooch made from copper alloy. The head and partial bow survive. At the head are the folded wings which housed the axis bar for a missing hinged pin mechanism. There are traces of iron corrosion, possibly from an iron axis bar. The incomplete bow is decorated with a wide longitudinal groove flanked by raised edges. At the sides are a series of small copper alloy projections, similar to the side projections seen on Bagendon type brooches. Notches on either side of brooch with a concave groove running down the centre on the front face. Green patina.Dimensions: 18. mm x 15 mm x 3 mmWeight: 2.7 mmSimilar to Hattatt, R, 2000, A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches, Page323, fig. 182, no. 843
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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