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Description: | Roman (AD c. 50-160) T-shaped brooch: The cylindrical crossbar is formed by being curled around the copper alloy axis bar forming a horizontal seam on the reverse of the crossbar. There is some damage on the terminals of the cross bar. The crossbar has a central slot on the reverse to allow the pin to be hinged which is now missing. The crossbar is undecorated. The bow protrudes from the centre of the cross bar and is slightly angular and forms an inverted 'L shape in profile. The upper portion of the bow, on the upper surface has a moulded decoration in the form of a sub-circular knop on a square platform. The break of the bow, below this decoration is not recent. The brooch surface is slightly abraded and has a light green patina. It measures 10.71mm long, 26.23mm wide and it weighs 5.1g.The brooch is possibly a developed T-shaped brooch, which are described as being mainly hinged, narrow and usually undecorated tube, enamelled filled cells dating the mid 1st to mid 2nd century (Bayley and Butcher, 2004: p. 167). Although the recorded example does not have any enamelled cells there may be on the lower portion of the bow and the style of the upper portion of the bow and cross suggests this as a possible brooch type. Developed T-shaped brooches are concentrated on the south-west, but a few are found in the West Midlands (Bayley and Butcher, 2004: p. 167).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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