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Description: | A fragment of a copper alloy Roman Hod Hill brooch. Only the head and upper bow survives.The bow is only slightly curved in profile. Its outer surface is decorated with two parallel raised longitudinal ridges in the centre and two along either edge. There is no evidence of side lugs. The tubular head is formed by a strip of metal curved back on itself with a slot in the centre, which would have held the pin. Mackreth Type 2a(2011, vol.II, pl.91, no.8967 & 8980), which have a suggested range (based on currently limited evidence) of c.43-75 AD (ibid. vol.I, 136).Length: 15.48mm, Width of head: 17.89mm, Thickness: 4.34mm, Weight: 2.3g
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