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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Hod Hill brooch dating to the early Roman period. The brooch is missing it's pin but is otherwise complete. The upper portion of the bow has raised edges and it tapers from the rolled wings or hinge bar, before flaring out and tapering again just over half way down. The foot of the brooch terminates in a rounded knop. There are no side lugs on this example. The external surface of the brooch has been coated in a white metal, possibly tinned or silvered with approximately 50% of this surviving. On the reverse the catchplate remains but it has been bent. Hod Hill brooches generally date to the first century AD, more specificially to c. AD 43-65. They are often associated with military sites and are thought to have been introduced to Britain by the military, although they are also found on non-military sites.
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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