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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch. The wings are semi-cylindrical terminating with perforated wing cap, both of which are incomplete. The wings are undecorated. At the junction of the wings and bow head there is traces of an integral hook. The axis bar, coil and pin are all missing. The bowhead is hump-like in profile and undecorated. The bow is sub semi-circular in section, and gradually tapers to a blunt foot. The catchplate is solid and incomplete. The upper edge of the catchplate continues up the reverse of the bow. The surface of the brooch has a mid grey/green patina which is slightly pitted. It measures 43.69mm long, 18.37mm wide across the wings and weighs 6.6g.The brooch is a Polden Hill type. Bayley and Butcher (Bayley and Butcher, 2004 Roman Brooches in Britain: A technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection Society of Antiquaries p. 160) comment that the distribution of Polden Hill brooches are concentrated in the West Midlands and suggest they date to AD 80 to 120.
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