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Description: | A cast copper alloy headstud brooch dating to the Roman period. The head is comprised of short tubular wings from the centre of which the bow projects out and down terminating with a recent break.At the top of the wings two worn projections remain which would have formed the headloop when complete. At the top of the bow is a slight raised circular headstud, the top of which is covered with a fragment of bright red enamel. Below this is a worn moulding where the remains of red and white enamel are visible. The bow terminates in an ancient break just below the moulding.At the rear of the object the iron axis bar can be seen projecting from the end of one wing and through the central notch where the pin would have attached. The pin and the catchplate are missing. The object has a dark green patina. Similar examples can be found in Hattatt, (2000), p333 and have been dated to the 2nd Century AD.
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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