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Description: | Copper alloy Polden Hill type brooch that has rearward facing lugs on either end of the wings that hold spring support bar, the spring is made of about seven curls but is heavily encrusted in corrosion, the pin is missing. There is a rearwards facings hook at the back of the head that holds the spring external cord. At the top of the bow are two rectangular cells that each holds alternating squares of orange and white enamel creating a chequered pattern. Below are two angled lugs at the apex of the bow, the rest of the leg is plain except for a central ridge that runs down to the globular foot. The foot and catch plate is truncated. Date 80-120AD
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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