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Description: | A broken and twisted fragment from a cast copper-alloy Roman brooch of the Hod Hill type, Hattatt's Class B (with side knobs/lugs). The fragment consists of the upper bow and head; the pin is missing as is the upper bow, and foot with its catchplate. The sub-rectangular head terminates in a broken cylinder which would have been formed by rolling the terminal back round on itself (W.: 13.9mm). Below, the head narrows gradually to a width of 9.0mm. Below this the bow begins, thicker than the head, and with a maximum width, including side knobs to each side, of 21.8mm. The upper surface of the brooch is decorated by three longitudinal grooves and four concomitant ridges, with one ridge on each edge. There is a further ridge on each side knob, and two grooves.The break across the bow is old and ragged. The object is curved in profile. The brooch has dark-green patina where this survives. Hattatt (1982, 89) describes this Class B of Hod Hill brooches as a common military type.
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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