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Description: | An extraordinarily large and elaborate cast copper-alloy and enamelled Roman headstud (double-headstud) brooch (AD 75-200).The wings are sub-cylindrical and fully enclose an iron axis bar which is visible at both ends. A slot at the rear contains the loop of a hinged iron pin. The wings are flat at the top and convex or rounded at the rear. At the front of the wings, on each side of the bow, are three vertical rectangular cells. The inner cell on each side has a fleck of red enamel but the others are empty of enamel. On the top of the wings, a transverse ridge supports a central semi-circular panel. At this position, most headstud brooches have an integral or separate attachment loop. This semi-circular feature does not seem to part of such an arrangement as there is no break at the top or sides. It has a horizontal rib at the front and a near vertical groove at the rear.The bow is arched in side view, convex at the front and slightly convex at the rear. At the top where it joins the wings it has a width of 12.9mm and at the bottom, close to the foot knob, the width is 5.2mm. Its maximum thickness (between the headstuds) is 9.1mm. The front of the bow has a double headstud and six main cells that were inlaid with enamel. The circular headstud cells are situated longitudinally and the top one is close to the transverse ridge on the wings. This cell is empty and has a rounded base. The lower cell is filled with a metallic material which appears to be copper-alloy but has a different appearance to that of the brooch. Just below this lower cell are two prominent transverse bosses. The six contiguous cells below are longitudinally orientated and diminish in size as the bow tapers towards the foot. The upper three cells are rectangular and the lower three are square. All three upper cells are subdivided by ridges to form three inner triangular cells. Some of the six cells contain flecks of red enamel. The footknob is globular and has ten evenly space radiating grooves.At the rear of the bow the sub-triangular catch-plate is incomplete as a small portion of the curled-over part that secured the pin tip is missing. The catch-plate has a length of 34.8mm and extends from the footknob to just over halfway along the length of the bow.This brooch is corroded and pitted overall with a brown patina over the pitting. There are some small areas of active bronze decay. It has a deposit of corroded iron on top of the right wing (as viewed). The breaks are old and the pin is missing.Height: 70.6mm; width of wings: 38.9mm. Weight: 43.97g.A similar large and elaborate double headstud brooch has been recoded from Barmby Moor, East Riding of Yorkshire. See Portable Antiquities Scheme find: LVPL-175114. Other brooches with double headstuds have also been recorded. See finds: SWYOR-AE1AF1; SWYOR-F32918; YORYM-4EC333 and YORYM-EDE045.
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