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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Hod Hill brooch of Roman date. It is missing most of the head, pin, foot and catchplate due to old breaks. The head of the bow is flattened and terminates in old breaks. It has the remains of a central pin slot, as well as a slight waist at the juncture with the bow. The bow itseld is D-shaped in section with a flat back face and moulded front face, tapering to the now incomplete foot. At the upper half of the bow the moulded decoration comprises four prominent transverse ribs, one of which retains traces of an added white metal coating. This is followed in the lower half of the bow by two vertical ribs that run to the foot. At the top of the foot are three further transverse ribs, the central one being the most prominent. The foot itself is cylindrical in section and terminates in old breaks just below the transverse mouldings. A fragment from the top of the catchplate is just visible at the top of the foot, indicating that the brooch had an openwork catchplate. The entire object measures 31.51mm in length, 9.49mm in width at head, 7.09mm in width at bow, 2.86mm in thickness at bow, and 3.33g in weight.This is an incomplete and worn Roman Hod Hill brooch. It finds a near identical parallel in an example published by Hattatt (1989: no. 1503) and dates to the 1st century AD, c.43-100 AD.
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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