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Description: | An incomplete, cast copper-alloy headstud brooch of the Roman period, dating c. AD 70-200.The brooch consists of the head and upper bow, missing the lower bow, catchplate and hinged pin. The incomplete brooch is extremely worn and very corroded, so details of decoration have been lost.The head consists of two arms of sub-rectangular plan and section, with traces of moulded ribs on the outer face of the arms to either side of the bow. The bow is widest at the head and tapers toward the foot, projecting forward from the head and then turning in a very stark angle toward the foot, with a second angled change down as the bow continues to taper. The bow shape is very distinct in profile, and it is this that indicates the presence of a cast-integral headstud, for which all other decorative details on the brooch have been lost, other than a very worn and only slight raising at the peak of the bow near an angled turn.
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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