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Description: | Copper alloy Brooch with red and blue enamel. Headstud Brooch, Mackreth type Headstud 4. A cylindrical case retains an axis bar for a hinged pin (lost); the case is behind a rectangular head with deep vertical grooves surmounted by a collared loop. A stud with central boss adorns the upper bow, which is of sub-rectangular section; below the stud a series of ten rectangular compartments retains panels of alternating dark blue and red enamel. The bow tapers slightly to a collared pedestal foot with the stub of a folded catch plate behind it. Suggested date: Early Roman, 75-125.Length: 49mm, Width: 19.7mm, Thickness (crest of bow above stud): 5.4mm, Weight: 15.59gms.
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