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Description: | A complete Roman (AD 50-150) copper alloy Headstud brooch. It measures 37.95mm in length and weighs 9.06 grams.The wings span 15.60mm and are D-shaped in cross-section, the wings are decorated with three vertical grooves. Above the wings extends a distorted loop (now 9.2mm wide). The bow extends from the wings (6.95mm wide) and in rectangular in cross section and is decorated with a raised oval below where the wings join the bow. Below this the bow is decorated with a vertical ridge flanked by two grooves. The bow has been bent inwards and tapers slightly towards the foot, above the foot the bow is decorated with two horizontal ridges. The foot is D shaped in cross section.The catchplate is triangular in plan, the curl of the catchplate survives. The hinged pin survives and has been bent slightly.Cf. Hattatt (2007) p.332 fig. 191 no.1523.
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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