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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy La Tene III brooch of Roman date. The brooch is formed from a single piece of metal which is sub-lozenge in shape and rectangular in section. The head is of the sprung type, formed by the narrowing of the brooch, with four turns surviving and a worn break from which the pin would have extended. The opposite end of the brooch tapers to form the bow which is decorated with a series of longitudinal recessed triangular cells. A small catchplate projects from the reverse of the lower bow which is otherwise undecorated. The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The brooch is 34mm long, 10.2mm wide, 1.1mm thick and weighs 3.1g.Similar examples are illustrated in Hattatt, p.290, fig.149 and are dated to the 1st Century AD.
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