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Description: | An incomplete Roman (AD 50-150) copper alloy T-shaped (developed) brooch, with hinge mechanism. It is missing most of the catchplate.The tubular wingspan is 23.1mm. To the reverse is a slot for the pin. To the front, either open end is flanked with a pair of transverse grooves. The copper alloy pin is intact and has a triangular head. It narrows to a point over 37mm and has a slight curve in profile. At one end of the tubular wings is a white residue. It is likely the axis bar is copper alloy given the lack of iron corrosion and ease of movement of the pin.The bow (8.8mm wide) extends from the top and front of the wings and is D-shaped in cross-section, narrowing to 3.6mm wide at the foot. At the centre it has a trumpet-style half button, a transverse ridge decorated with grooves transverse to it and a waisted area above and below. The upper bow is decorated with a central vertical ridge decorated with transverse grooves while the lower bow is undecorated. The foot is semi-circular in shape, 4.8mm wide and 1.9mm thick, decorated to the front with transverse grooves.The catchplate extends at the centre of the reverse for the length of the lower bow with a definiing groove to either side. It survives to a maximum depth of 3.6mm, where some of the edge is jagged.The brooch measures 35.2mm in length and weighs 5.31g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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