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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman (AD c.43-c.100) Polden Hill brooch, missing one of its wings, its pin and and the foot, including its catchplate. Overall, the brooch measures 35.6mm long, 23.2mm wide and 16.2mm thick. It weighs 11.08g. The brooch had a hinge mechanism.The surviving wing is sub-cylindrical, measuring 18.9mm from the pin slot to the end cap, and 7.1mm in diameter. It has three vertical grooves on its front half. Between each groove is a ridge, one of which has serrations (the other is too worn). The wing terminates with a sub-circular end cap.The bow projects forwards and slightly upwards from the centre of the wings. It then curves sharply downwards forming a distinctive hump. The bow then curves more gently towards the foot. The bow is sub-triangular in section, flat on the reverse and curving on the two sides up towards the a central longitudinal serrated ridge. This ridge has mostly worn away, exceot for at the top end where the serrations are still visible. The bow tapers in width from 8.2mm at the wings to 5.1mm at the break. It also tapers in thickness from 6.4mm after the sharp curve to 5.4mm at the break.cf A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches, p.300, Fig.159, no.899.
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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