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Description: | An incomplete, corroded and misshapen Late Iron Age to early Roman one-piece brooch of 'Nauheim derivative' La Tene III type (AD 10-AD 100).The head of the brooch is formed of a complete interior chord and bilateral four-coil spring, one of which would have formed the pin, although this has broken and is now absent. There is an axis bar through the spring which has been made from a piece of sheet copper-alloy folded to form a tube. This tube is the same width as the spring and an abutting seam is visible at the rear. The bow is rectangular in cross-section throughout its length, has a maximum width of 7.34mm and a maximum thickness (close to the catch-plate) of 3.31mm. In plan, the sides of the bow flare for a short distance and the gradually taper towards the catch-plate. The catch-plate is misshapen and un-perforated. At the front, the bow is decorated on its upper half. This consists of vertical and closely spaced stamped indentations flanked on either side by a plain groove, each of which is vertical.This brooch has a patchy brown patina.Overall height: 68.86mm; width of head: 13.54mm. Weight: 8.56g.Similar brooches are published (Bayley & Butcher 2004: 53-55, fig. 37, refs: 1-17).
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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