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Description: | A copper-alloy Hod Hill type brooch, dating from the mid to late 1st century AD.The headplate is of inverted-sub-trapezoidal form and has a damaged axis bar cylinder. The axis bar and pin are absent but there is attached iron corrosion in the vicinity of the central slit. The curved sides at the back of the headplate widen towards the bow, the transition between the two elements marked by a transverse ridge. The upper bow comprises an inverted-trapezoidal plate with a series of decorative, vertical ridges on its upper surface, and a projecting, right-angled knob on the top right and left corners. An area of three transverse ridges separates the upper and lower bows, the latter of which flares at the top before the straight sides converge towards the base, where there is a moulded footknob. On the underside, an unperforated catchplate extends the entire length of the lower bow, its rolled outer edge damaged. Traces of a white metal coating are visible on the upper surface of the corroded brooch.Dimensions: length: 55.6mm; maximum width (side knobs): 25.1mm. Weight: 8.44g.
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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