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Description: | Copper alloy Brooch with silver plating. Hod Hill Brooch, Mackreth type HOD HILL 1.b1. Cast brooch with fluted upper bow whose ends are curled over to retain pin gear (lost) at the head. Below the head a fluted bow comprises two border ridges delineating gutters with a pair of central ridges with wavy line relief decoration between them. A pair of small moulded knops or wings project from the lower part of the fluted bow. A collar separates this from a tapering triangular plate forming the lower bow, with a small pedestal foot and the stub of a catch plate behind. Traces of silver plating remain on the front of the lower bow. Abraded. Suggested date: Early Roman, 10-60.Length: 44.9mm, Width (at wings): 17.8mm, Thickness (crest of bow clear of fluting): 1.6mm, Weight: 3.92gms.
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