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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Langton Down or Rosette brooch. Only the spring casing and upper part of the bow survive, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. The spring casing is cylindrial in form containing a separately cast copper-alloy spring, and with a rectangular slot through which the now missing pin would have originally hinged. It has possible decoration on the front face comprising a grooved rectangular border(?). The bow is D-shaped in section with flat back face, tapering quickly to old breaks. Where the bow and spring casing meet eher is a transverse rib, and the front face of the bow has traces of moulded decoration but its precise form is uncertain due to post-depositional damage. The fragment measures 19.64mm in length, 22.51mm in width (at spring casing), 11.13mm in width at bow, 3.96mm in thickness at bow, and 6.72g in weight.This is an incomplete brooch of Roman date. The spring casing and upper bow indicate it is likely to be from either a Langton Down or Rosette brooch, suggesting a date range in the 1st century AD, c.25-65 AD.
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