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Description: | Roman brooch (c.AD25 to AD60), a probable Langton Down type: The copper alloy brooch is nearly complete (only the pin is missing) and is in good condition. The brooch has a cylindrical spring cover (which is incomplete) within which is the coil. The spring has been coiled seven times, and the pin is missing. The bow projects from the outer face of the cylinder and is a flat strip which at the top forms an inverted L-shape, The bow is rectangular in cross section, tapers slightly and is decorated on the outer face with a triple-stranded, vertical central line with a low-relief rectangular panel either side all of which continue to the foot of the bow. The panels are decorated with a border of low-relief small triangular stamps, within which there is a wavy line formed by small circular indentations. In profile the bow is a slightly angular sub S-shape which may be unintentional as there are old crease marks and slight stress fractures visible on the reverse of the bow. The bow foot forms a triangular point, which is probably due to damage as the patina does not cover these edges, however all the edges of the bow are abraded. The reverse of the bow has traces of a catchplate only. On the reverse, on the upper portion of the bow, there is a small patch of active copper corrosion. The brooch measures 62.3mm long, 20.68mm wide, and weighs 15.86g. Langton Down brooches are thought to be continental in origin, having a wide distribution in Gaul and the German frontier as well as southern Britain (Bayley and Butcher, 2004, p.150). It is thought that by the conquest these type of brooches were going out of use, but see in Britain longevity as they may have been more carefully cherished and they have been found in burials (ibid).Bayley, J. & Butcher, S. 2004. Roman Brooches in Britain: A technological and typological study based on the Richborough Collection. London: Society of Antiquaries. No 68.
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