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Description: | A nearly complete cast copper alloy Langton Down brooch dating from the Early Roman period, that is c.AD25 to AD60.The brooch is nearly complete (only the pin is missing) and is in very good condition.The brooch has a flat strip bow, which is decorated with three raised moulded ridges and a number of incised lines set at a right angle to the long ridges at the very end of the foot of the brooch. The catch plate at the foot is complete except for the catch itself which is missing. There is a very small drilled hole in the catch plate which suggest an alternative way of fastening the pin. The head of the brooch hold the spring which is still complete. It is possible that there was a tubular casing made from two overlapping sheets of metal both extending from the top of the bow, one forming the top of the tube and one forming the bottom. The hinged copper alloy pin is missing, but the very top of it is still in place and projects through a slot in the tube. The coiled spring is still present inside the tubular head. The reverse is plain and undecorated.Langton Down brooches are thought to be continental in origin and enter Britain in large numbers before the conquest. Discussion of this type in Bayley and Butcher (2004, 150) suggest that this type may have been going out of usage by the time of the Conquest; however, there are listed examples coming from pre-75 AD contexts, so a more general date is suggested for the example above. Continental types are mentioned that date to the first half of the 1st century AD.Several similar Langton Down brooches have been recorded on the PAS database including: HAMP-BCD2B7, NLM-CCD4F3, SUSS-119237, SWYOR-42C371, DUR-A2F593, YORYM-45BAD7, and IOW-4876A5.Reference:Bayley, J. & Butcher, S. 2004. Roman Brooches in Britain: A technological and typological study based on the Richborough Collection. Society of Antiquaries. no 68. London.
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