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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch. The wings are semi-cylindrical terminating with perforated wing cap. The wings are undecorated. At the junction of the wings and bow head there is an integral hook. The perforated wing caps support an axis bar and which the spring is coiled seven times. Only a fragment of the pin remains. The bowhead is hump-like in profile and undecorated. The bow is sub semi-circular in section, and gradually tapers to a broken edge on the lower portion of the bow. Only a trace of the catchplate remains before the bow is broken. The break appears to be recent and probably due to the plough. The surface of the brooch has a mid grey/green patina which is slightly abraded in areas. It measures 35.99mm long, 21.37mm wide across the wings and weighs 14.8g.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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