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Description: | Copper alloy Brooch with an iron pin and dark blue enamel. Headstud Brooch, Mackreth type Headstud 3b. Cast rectangular head with vertical grooves and cast loop, with ferrous corrosion behind suggesting an iron spring. A rectangular section bow meets the head, with a circular stud below which are two rectangular and one triangular cells, the upper and lower cells retaining dark blue enamel; the tint of the intervening cell is uncertain. The bow tapers towards a collared and moulded pedestal foot with an un-pierced folded catch plate behind. Suggested date: Early Roman, 75-125.Length: 43.2mm, Width: 18.4mm, Thickness (crest of bow): 5.5mm, Weight: 9.60gms.
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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