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Description: | An incomplete Roman copper alloy Hod Hill type brooch missing the pin, c. 1st century AD. The brooch measures 59.03mm in length and is 27.09mm at its widest part. It weighs 16.56g. The brooch is missing its pin, the hole for attachment is present in the plate. The top of the brooch is similar to Hattatt no. 53.The very top has a narrow tube rolled back, underneath which are two raised horizontal bands. Under the horizontal bands there are three vertical bands in the main body and with a band on each lug. Underneath the vertical bands, there are three raised horizontal bands, the bottom two of which are smaller in diameter. The lower part of the brooch is similar to Hattatch no. 315 and has an elongated diamond shape with one raised horizontal band on the lower extent and ending in the foot knob. The brooch has a green and patchy patina with some corrosion. Hattatt dates this style of brooch to between 43 and 65 AD. See Hattatt, 1989, pg 322, no.52.Hod Hill type brooches were very popular in Britain and a wide range of variants are known. In "Late Iron Age and Roman Brooches", Worrell (1998, p9) notes that Hod Hill brooches are closely related to Aucissa brooches from which they probably developed. They occur widely on the continent, particularly in Gaul and the Rhineland (ibid.). The main centre of production was probably Gaul, but some were probably made in Britain (ibid.). They are often associated with military sites and probably introduced to Britain by the Roman army, although they are also found on non-military sites (ibid.). Hod Hill brooches are known from post-conquest depositions and it is likely they went out of use c.70 AD (Bayley & Butcher 2004, p.153).
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