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Description: | A fragment from a cast copper alloy Roman brooch dating from the late 1st to late 2nd centuries, circa AD75-175. This is a fragment from the head of a Trumpet-headed brooch. The spring, pin, bow and foot of the brooch as well as a loop which would have protruded from the top of the head are missing due to old breaks. The bow head and wings are incorporated together forming a horizontal oval in plan. The reverse of the bow head is hollow with 2 integrally cast lugs each with a central, round perforation. The lugs are vertical with a rounded profile. The top of the bow protrudes from the head of the brooch. The bow is sub-oval in section. The surfaces of the bow fragment are worn with a mid grey / green patina. The length from the top of the head to the broken end of the bow is 22.73mm. The width of the head is 19.86mm. The width of the bow below the head is 5.68mm and the thickness at the same point is 3.33mm. Weight is 6.9g.A comparable brooch is recorded in Bayley and Butcher: 2004, p99. A more complete example of this type of brooch is recorded under reference WAW-D8FC84.Reference: Bayley, J. and Butcher, S. 2004 Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typological Study based on the Richborough Collection Society of Antiquaries
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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