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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper-alloy Roman brooch, probably of Hod Hill type, dating to the first century AD. The fragment consists of the lower half of the brooch body, including the simple pointed foot and a fragment of its vertical catchplate. The body is decorated with a series of seven raised horizontal ridges. The hinge pin mechanism, pin, head, body and most of the catchplate are missing. It measures 23.7 mm long, 8.3 mm maximum width (at upper edge), 2.13 mm thick (at upper edge) and weighs 1.15 grams. Cf. Hattatt 2007, Figs. 181-182.
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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