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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy knee brooch of Roman date. The brooch has hollow semi-circular wings which would have housed the pin mechanism thought this no longer survives. The pin no longer remains. From the centre of the wings the bow projects out at a near 90 degree angle, swelling slightly and bending back downward again. The join at the bow and wings is decorated with a raised semi-circular fan-shaped collar. The bow tapers in width from the swelling toward a circular foot knop from the reverse of which the remains of a worn catchplate projects.The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The brooch is 29.2mm long, 16.7mm wide, 5.9mm thick and weighs 6.4g.Similar examples are illustrated in Hattatt, p.334, fig.193 and are dated to the 2nd century 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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