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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper-alloy Roman brooch, possibly of Hod Hill type, c. 1st century AD. The fragment consists of the lower half of a large brooch, beginning with a series of three horizontal raised collars on the brooch body, which taper into a triangular brooch body segment, terminating in a foot with two raised collars directly above a rounded end-knop. The only decoration on the brooch are the moulded elements described above. The reverse is generally comprised of the catchplate area of the brooch, with only a portion of the vertical thin catchplate remaining. The whole brooch is of an even medium brownish-green colour. The upper portion of the brooch, including head, spring or hinge mechanism and pin are missing. The fragment measures 40 mm long, 11.7 mm wide at upper break, 5.3 mm wide at end-knop, 7.4 mm maximum thickness at catchplate; it weighs 3.46 grams. Cf. Hattatt 2007, Figs. 179-182 for variations of this type.
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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