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Description: | Fragment of a copper alloy brooch dating to the Roman period. The fragment consists of the head and part of the bow. The spring mechanism, pin, foot and catchplate are missing due to old breaks. The bow is a flat plate bearing a slightly raised central ridge with grooves either side. The bow flares in width at the top from which the head projects at 90 degrees. The head forms semi-circular wings at either side of the bow, in which the pin and mechanism would have sat, now lost. The wings are broken at the ends. The inner surface of the wings bears the remains of a pale, paste like substance, probably used to secure the mechanism. The rest of the pin is now a dark gray-green colour.It measures 25.0mm in length, 20.0mm in width at the wings, 7.3mm in width at the break, 11.8mm in depth and weighs 5.40g. The brooch is either a Polden Hill or dolphin type, dating between 75 and 175 AD.
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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