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Description: | A copper alloy incomplete Roman brooch of Hod Hill type dating from AD 43 - AD 70. Only the upper half of the brooch survives. The head is rolled forwards to form a housing for the axis bar (which is missing) and has a slot for the hinged pin (also missing). The top of the bow is decorated with a transverse moulded band. Beneath this project a flat rounded piece of metal to each side - a flat and under-developed side knob. The upper bow flares form the lappets to the centre of the bow, and is decorated with a groove along each edge. There is another transverse moulding across the base of the surviving part. The lower bow and foot are missing. The brooch has a bright orange colour suggesting it has been in proximity to iron objects or iron rich soil.Hod Hill type brooches were very popular in Britain and a wide range of variants are known. In "Late Iron Age and Roman Brooches", Worrell (1998, p9) notes that Hod Hill brooches are closely related to Aucissa brooches from which they probably developed. They occur widely on the continent, particularly in Gaul and the Rhineland (ibid.). The main centre of production was probably Gaul, but some were probably made in Britain (ibid.). They are often associated with military sites and probably introduced to Britain by the Roman army, although they are also found on non-military sites (ibid.). Bayley & Butcher (2004, 153) suggest Hod Hill brooches went out of use c.70 AD. Compare WAW-0C3C90.
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