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Description: | Incomplete copper alloy Roman T-Shaped brooch. Only the wings, the upper part of the bow and some of the spring pin fitting survive. The wings are cylindrical with the axis bar for the pin encased within the wings but visible at either end - there is a lengthways slot along the reverse of the wings where it has been folded arounf the axis bar. There is an opening slot at the midpoint of the wings where two coils of the pin spring are still in place along with a short length of the pin shaft. The bow of the brooch is broadest where it meets the wings and tapers towards the missing foot. The wings are undecorated. The bow of the brooch is slightly swollen where it meets the wings and is D-shaped in section.This brooch has been dated to the earlier Roman period c. AD. 50-150.
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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