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Description: | An incomplete Roman (AD 50-150) copper alloy Headstud brooch missing the loop, pin and part of the catchplate. It measures 33.25mm in length and weighs 6.95 grams.The wings span 15.05mm and are D-shaped in cross-section, the wings are decorated with three vertical grooves. Above the wings extends an incomplete loop. The bow extends from the wings (7.20mm 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 incomplete, the pin is missing.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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