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Description: | A Roman Polden Hill type brooch (AD c. 80-120): The copper alloy brooch is incomplete, the wings are semi-cylindrical, one of which is incomplete and the other terminating with an incomplete perforated wing cap. The wings are decorated with two transverse grooves. At the junction of the wings and bow head has the remains of an integral perforated lug. The axis bar, spring and pin are all missing. The bowhead is hump-like in profile and is undecorated. The bow is sub-rectangular in section, and gradually tapers to break which is not recent. The surface of the brooch has an incomplete light grey/green coloured patina. It measures 15.79mm long, 17.2mm wide across the wings and weighs 3.2g.The brooch is a Polden Hill type. Bayley and Butcher (2004:160) comment that the distribution of Polden Hill brooches are concentrated in the West Midlands and suggest they date to AD 80 to 120.Bayley and Butcher, 2004 Roman Brooches in Britain: A technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection Society of Antiquaries
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