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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy headstud brooch of Roman date. The head of the brooch is comprised of rectangular wings both of which are decorated with recessed square panels featuring two pointed ovate petals in a sideways V-shape. The reverse of the head is comprised of two long integral lugs which house an axis bar, both ends of which extend to curve over the head of the brooch and terminate in worn breaks. The remains of the pin are hinged around the axis bar though the pin proper no longer remains having been lost to a worn break. A D-shape sectioned bow extends centrally from the front of the wings tapering steadily in width to a worn break. A large circular recess is present at the apex of the box which would have house a separate headstud feature and a raised, though worn and broken, spine is present above this. The lower bow below the headstud recess is decorated with a three vertical ribbed design.The metal has a mid blackish-brown patina and is worn. The brooch is 33.9mm long, 25.4mm wide, 10mm thick and weighs 17.6g.Similar examples are illustrated in Hattatt, p.333, fig.192 and are dated to the 2nd Century AD.
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