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Description: | An incomplete and extremely worn Roman copper alloy bow brooch, possibly of Hod Hill type (AD 43-70) and consisting of the foot, bow, incomplete catchplate and a flattened, thinner section at the top of the bow where it would presumably have extended into rolled wings. The break here is old.At the break, it measures 3.95x0.28mm. Below, at the top of the bow, it measures 5.77x1.47, narrowing over c.21mm to 3.40x2.01mm just above a very worn moulded rib which separates the bow from the foot. The bow has traces of two vertical moulded ribs running the entire length.The foot is triangular in shape and narrows from 2.52mm to a point over c.9mm.To the reverse of the foot and running its length is the very worn projection of the catchplate surviving to c.1mm tall.The brooch is 30.23mm long and weighs 1.08g.Hod Hill brooches are often associated with military sites and were probably introduced to Britain by the Roman army, although they are also found on non-military sites (ibid.). The brooches are known from post-conquest depositions and the type is better known on the continent. Bayley & Butcher (2004, p.153) suggest Hod Hill brooches went out of use c.70 AD.
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