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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch. The remaining complete wing is semi-cylindrical and terminates with an incomplete perforated wing cap. The wing is missing, and the break is probably recent. The axis bar, spring and pin are all missing. The wings are decorated with transverse grooves. The bow head is slightly hump-like in profile. At the junction of the bow head and wings there is the remains of an integral perforated lug. The bow head is decorated by a fine vertical ridge which continues down the upper portion of the bow. The bow gradually tapers to a break below the wings. The break is quite recent and probably due to plough damage. The brooch has a light green/grey shiny incomplete patina. It measures 13.03mm long, 17.61mm wide across the wings and weighs 3.2g.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.
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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