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Description: | A Roman cast copper-alloy lower part of the bow and catch of a brooch. The upper part of the bow, the head of the brooch and pin are missing due to an old patinated break. In section, the bow is D-shaped, with a flat back and curved front. The bow is narrow and ends in a blunt, rounded point at the foot. The majority of the remaining bow has the catchplate attached to the back. The catchplate is triangular in shape, curving out at 45 degrees from the bow to a rounded corner and returning with a straight edge to meet the foot. The straight edge is curved at 90 degrees towards the bow forming the clasp for the pin. There is a triangular void in the centre of the catchplate.The remaining brooch is 28.2mm long, 12.8mm wide and 2.8mm thick. It weighs, 2.20g.Due to the shape and style of the catchplate and the plain, undecorated bow it is likely that this is a Polden Hill type brooch, very similar to the one illustrated in Bayley and Butcher fig. 128 (2004, 159). This is a type of brooch typically found in Somerset and dated to c. AD80-120 (Ibid 160).
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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