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Description: | A Polden Hill type Roman brooch dating to between c. AD 80 and 120: The brooch is incomplete with one wing missing. The remaining wing is semi-cylindrical and terminates with a perforated wing cap. The axis bar, spring and pin are all missing. The wings are undecorated. The bow head is hump-like in profile and is undecorated. The bow is semi-circular in section. The bow gradually tapers to a broken edge. This break and that of the wing are not recent. The surface of the brooch has a light brown/green coloured patina which is abraded. It measures 28.55mm long, 14.87mm wide across the wings and weighs 5.6g.The brooch is a Polden Hill type. Bayley and Butcher (2004: p. 160) comment that the distribution of Polden Hill brooches are concentrated in the West Midlands and suggests they date to AD 80 to 120.Bayley and Butcher, 2004 Roman Brooches in Britain: A technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection Society of Antiquaries.
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