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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy T-shaped brooch of Roman (1st to mid 2nd century) date.The head consists of a horizontally aligned cylinder which has a longitudinal seam on the underside. At the centre is a vertical slit and it is at this point that the copper-alloy pin loop is attached to the internal, iron axis bar. On the upper surface there is a stepped moulding at either end of the cylinder. The sides of the bow converge towards the point of the break. A moulded transverse ridge marks the transition between bow and head, and an inverted triangular moulding extends down the centre of the bow, separated from the small portion of the lower bow by a transverse ridge.Dimensions: 19.2mm long, 18.8mm wide (wings), 9.2mm deep. Weight: 2.21g.A close parallel for this brooch is PAS record BH-F09751, from Lathbury, Buckinghamshire.
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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